Melanin Concentration Gradients in Modern and Fossil Feathers

Condition-dependent expression of melanin-based coloration in the Eurasian kestrel

(2012) Romain Piault et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Direct chemical evidence for eumelanin pigment from the Jurassic period

(2012) K. Glass et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reconstruction ofMicroraptorand the Evolution of Iridescent Plumage

(2012) Quanguo Li et al.   SCIENCE

New evidence on the colour and nature of the isolated Archaeopteryx feather

(2012) Ryan M. Carney et al.   Nature Communications

Trace Metals as Biomarkers for Eumelanin Pigment in the Fossil Record

(2011) R. A. Wogelius et al.   SCIENCE

Fossil Evidence for Evolution of the Shape and Color of Penguin Feathers

(2010) J. A. Clarke et al.   SCIENCE

Plumage Color Patterns of an Extinct Dinosaur

(2010) Q. Li et al.   SCIENCE

The Raman analysis of films cast from dissolved feather keratin

(2010) J.S. Church et al.   VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY

Strength and cost of an induced immune response are associated with a heritable melanin-based colour trait in female tawny owls

(2009) Julien Gasparini et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Effects of testosterone on growth, plumage pigmentation, and mortality in Black-headed Gull chicks

(2008) ALBERT F.H. ROS   IBIS

Resistance of melanized feathers to bacterial degradation: is it really so black and white?

(2008) Alex R. Gunderson et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Comparable Photoreactivity of Hair Melanosomes, Eu- and Pheomelanins at Low Concentrations: Low Melanin a Risk Factor for UVA Damage and Melanoma?

(2008) Rachel M. Haywood et al.   PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY