基于类胡萝卜素着色的鸟类羽色多样性形成机制

薛泊宁, 张雁云, 董路

The formation and mechanism of plumage color diversity based on carotenoid pigmentation

Boning Xue, Yanyun Zhang, Lu Dong

图2 类胡萝卜素在羽毛中着色的主要过程。修改自Yeum和Russell (2002), Hill和Johnson (2012)。

Fig. 2 Main process of carotenoid-based coloration in bird feathers. Figure adapted from Yeum & Russell ( 2002) and Hill & Johnson ( 2012).