A β-carotene-binding protein carrying a red pigment regulates body-color transition between green and black in locusts [PDF]
eLife, 2019 Changes of body color have important effects for animals in adapting to variable environments. The migratory locust exhibits body color polyphenism between solitary and gregarious individuals, with the former displaying a uniform green coloration and the
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Body color is an important economic and ecological trait in aquatic animals, which influence their economic values and determine the animal ability to survive in the marine environment.
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Analysis of body color formation of leopard coral grouper Plectropomus leopardus
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Body color is an essential ecological phenotypic trait determining the ability of aquatic animals to adapt to or survive in a treacherous environment.
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Effects of Natural and Synthetic Astaxanthin on Growth, Body Color, and Transcriptome and Metabolome Profiles in the Leopard Coralgrouper (Plectropomus leopardus). [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2023 Simple Summary The leopard coralgrouper (Plectropomus leopardus) is highly valuable in the ornamental fish market owing to its bright red color. Astaxanthin is commonly used as a red colorant in aquaculture.
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Alternative Mating Tactics in Male Chameleons (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) Are Evident in Both Long-Term Body Color and Short-Term Courtship Pattern. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Alternative mating tactics in males of various taxa are associated with body color, body size, and social status. Chameleons are known for their ability to change body color following immediate environmental or social stimuli.
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Feeding Asian honeybee queens with European honeybee royal jelly alters body color and expression of related coding and non-coding RNAs. [PDF]
Front Physiol, 2023 Background and aims: The Asian honeybee (Apis cerana) and the European honeybee (Apis mellifera) are reproductively isolated. Previous studies reported that exchanging the larval food between the two species, known as nutritional crossbreeding, resulted ...
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The Influence of Drying Methods on the Chemical Composition and Body Color of Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.). [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Simple Summary Edible insects are rich in nutrients and moisture and this may cause high microbial growth. Insects such as mealworms must be dried to preserve their quality; different drying methods have been applied before.
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Skin Coloration Changes and Thermoregulation in Anolis carolinensis Across Different Thermal Environments [PDF]
AnimalsAmbient temperature plays a crucial role in shaping the skin color of some lizard species. While the long-term correlation between ambient temperature and skin color changes in lizards has been well-studied, how they adjust skin color and body ...
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Effects of Light on the Fruiting Body Color and Differentially Expressed Genes in Flammulina velutipes. [PDF]
J Fungi (Basel)Light plays vital roles in fungal growth, development, reproduction, and pigmentation. In Flammulina velutipes, the color of the fruiting body exhibits distinct changes in response to light; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unknown ...
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Blind-side hypermelanosis is an emerging concern across the flatfish aquaculture industry including Chinese tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis). Circular RNAs (circRNAs) as endogenous non-coding RNAs have been acknowledged to play important roles in ...
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