Dietary lipids reduce the expression of carotenoid-based coloration in Lacerta vivipara
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Dietary lipids reduce the expression of carotenoid-based coloration in Lacerta vivipara
Luis M. San-Jose*, Fernando Granado-Lorencio and Patrick S. Fitze Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), 28006 Madrid, Spain; Instituto Pirenaico de Ecologı́a (IPE-CSIC), 22700 Jaca, Spain; Servicio de Bioquı́mica Clinica, Unidad de Vitaminas, 28222 Majadahonda, Spain; Fundación Araid, Edificio Pignatelli, Paseo Maria Agustin 36, 500...
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عنوان ژورنال: Functional Ecology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0269-8463
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01970.x