Birds Rewire Their Pigments
4:55–6:33 · 97s
Birds ingest dietary pigments like beta carotene and then use enzymes to add or remove alternating double bonds, tuning feather colors for display and selection.
4:55–6:33 · 97s
Birds ingest dietary pigments like beta carotene and then use enzymes to add or remove alternating double bonds, tuning feather colors for display and selection.
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