Availability of nonpigmentary antioxidant affects red coloration in gulls
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Cristóbal Pérez, Marta Lores, and Alberto Velando Departamento de Ecoloxı́a e Bioloxı́a Animal, Facultade de Bioloxı́a, Universidade de Vigo, As LagoasMarconsende s/n 36310 Vigo, Spain and Departamento de Quı́mica Analı́tica, Nutrición e Bromatoloxı́a, Facultade de Quı́mica, Instituto de Investigacións e Análises Alimentarios, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avenida, das Ciencias s/n 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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