Microbial production of melanin and its various applications

AN Tran-Ly, C Reyes, FWMR Schwarze… - World Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Melanins are natural biopolymers that are known to contribute to different biological
processes and to protect organisms from adverse environmental conditions. During the past …

Melanins: skin pigments and much more—types, structural models, biological functions, and formation routes

F Solano - New Journal of Science, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This review presents a general view of all types of melanin in all types of organisms. Melanin
is frequently considered just an animal cutaneous pigment and is treated separately from …

Melanosomes: biogenesis, properties, and evolution of an ancient organelle

L D'Alba, MD Shawkey - Physiological reviews, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Melanosomes are organelles that produce and store melanin, a widespread biological
pigment with a unique suite of properties including high refractive index, semiconducting …

[LIBRO][B] Principles of animal communication

JW Bradbury, SL Vehrencamp - 1998 - learninglink.oup.com
Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

[LIBRO][B] Rock, bone, and ruin: An optimist's guide to the historical sciences

A Currie - 2024 - books.google.com
An argument that we should be optimistic about the capacity of “methodologically
omnivorous” geologists, paleontologists, and archaeologists to uncover truths about the …

[LIBRO][B] The evolutionary strategies that shape ecosystems

JP Grime, S Pierce - 2012 - books.google.com
THE EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES THAT SHAPE ECOSYSTEMS In 1837 a young Charles
Darwin took his notebook, wrote “I think”, and then sketched a rudimentary, stick-like tree …

Feather function and the evolution of birds

RS Terrill, AJ Shultz - Biological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ability of feathers to perform many functions either simultaneously or at different times
throughout the year or life of a bird is integral to the evolutionary history of birds. Many …

An integrative approach to understanding bird origins

X Xu, Z Zhou, R Dudley, S Mackem, CM Chuong… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Background The origin of birds is one of the most enduring and dramatic evolutionary
debates. The hypothesis that the primarily small-sized birds are nested within a theropod …

Spatiotemporal evolution of the Jehol Biota: Responses to the North China craton destruction in the Early Cretaceous

Z Zhou, Q Meng, R Zhu… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota is a terrestrial lagerstätte that contains exceptionally well-
preserved fossils indicating the origin and early evolution of Mesozoic life, such as birds …

Decoding the evolution of melanin in vertebrates

ME McNamara, V Rossi, TS Slater, CS Rogers… - Trends in ecology & …, 2021 - cell.com
Melanins are widespread pigments in vertebrates, with important roles in visual signaling,
UV protection, and homeostasis. Fossil evidence of melanin and melanin-bearing …