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The European Zoological JournalLeucism is a colour aberration that results from a lack of melanin and alteration in the development or distribution of chromophores. The study records for the first time the occurrence of leucistic larvae of Arabian toad (Sclerophrys arabica) in AlUla ...
R. M. Alansari +3 more
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The influence of chromatic background on the photosensitivity of tilapia erythrophores
Biology Open, 2014 Summary Non-mammalian vertebrates and invertebrates use extraretinal photoreceptors to detect light and perform diverse non-image-forming functions. Compared to well-studied visual systems, the effect of ambient light conditions on photosensory systems ...
Shyh-Chi Chen +3 more
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Fish chromatophores—from molecular motors to animal behavior
, 2016 Chromatophores are pigment-bearing cells of lower vertebrates, including fish that cater for the ability of individual animals to shift body coloration and pattern. Color change provides dynamic camouflage and various kinds of communication. It is also a
Sara Aspengren +10 more
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, 2012 Osmotic shock was used as a tool to obtain cardiolipin (CL) enriched chromatophores of Rhodobacter sphaeroides. After incubation of cells in iso- and hyper-osmotic buffers both chromatophores with a physiological lipid profile (Control) and with an ...
GIOTTA, Livia +6 more
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Dynamic pigmentary and structural coloration within cephalopod chromatophore organs
Nature Communications, 2019 Chromatophores in cephalopod skin are known for fast changes in coloration due to light-scattering pigment granules. Here, authors demonstrate structural coloration facilitated by reflectin in sheath cells and offer insights into the interplay between ...
Thomas L. Williams +16 more
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, 1997 A model is presented that quantitatively relates changes in the Beer\u27s Law absorbance of light-absorbing chromatophores (melanophores, erythrophores and xanthophores) of cephalopods to changes in the extent of pigment granule aggregation in these ...
Mark B. Masthay, Masthay, Mark
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Ecology and EvolutionClosely related species may produce hybrids, and these hybrids often display intermediate traits that can influence fitness and reproductive isolation. In this study, we examine Ambystoma barbouri and Ambystoma texanum, two sister salamander species that
Alfredo Ascanio +4 more
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Frontiers in Marine ScienceIntroductionPhenotypic plasticity enables organisms to adjust their traits in response to environmental conditions, yet studies of animal coloration, particularly in cephalopods, have largely focused on rapid neural control while overlooking slower ...
Annaliese Chang +6 more
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Conserved and lineage-specific mechanisms drive chromatophore differentiation in reptiles
Nature CommunicationsThe mechanisms by which novel differentiation pathways evolve to produce new cell types are still not fully understood. Chromatophores, the pigmented cells in the skin, offer an ideal paradigm because each type independently develops from neural crest ...
Pierre-Yves Helleboid +1 more
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6-Ketocholestanol is a recoupler for mitochondria, chromatophores and cytochrome oxidase proteoliposomes [PDF]
, 1997 The effect of 6-ketocholestanol (kCh) on various natural and reconstituted membrane systems has been studied. 6-ketocholestanol (5α-Cholestan-3β-ol-6-one), a compound increasing the membrane dipole potential, completely prevents or reverses the ...
Mansurova, Svetlana E +8 more
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