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 | Clayton, Dale H.; Bush, Sarah Elizabeth | Is melanin a defense against feather-feeding lice? | The adaptive basis of plumage color has received much attention, including the finding that color can reveal information about parasite loads to potential mates. A related possibility, that color may be a direct defense against parasites, has received less attention. | Columba livia; Columbiformes; Ectoparasites; Columbicola columbae; Campanulotes compare; Plumage color; Eumelanin; Preening | 2006 |
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