Variation in carotenoid-protein interaction in bird feathers produces novel plumage coloration

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 9, Issue 77, 2012, Pages 3338-3350

  Mendes Pinto, Maria M ^a   LaFountain, Amy M ^b   Stoddard, Mary Caswell ^e   Prum, Richard O ^c,d   Frank, Harry A ^b   Robert, Bruno ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DONOSTIA INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS CENTER DIPC   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorption spectroscopy carotenoid; Coloration; Electronic transition; Resonance Raman spectroscopy; keratin

Indexed keywords

MOLECULES; PROTEINS; REFLECTION;

BIRD FEATHERS; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID PIGMENTS; COLORATION; ELECTRONIC TRANSITION; MOLECULAR ENVIRONMENT; ORANGE-RED; PEAK FREQUENCIES; PLANARIZATION; PLUMAGE COLORATION; POLARIZABILITIES; RED SHIFT; RESONANCE RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPIC INVESTIGATIONS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

PIGMENTS;

CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; FEATHER PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLOR; FEATHER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REFLECTOMETRY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIBRATION;

EID: 84868544032     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0471     Document Type: Article

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