Unraveling the thread of nature’s tapestry: the genetics of diversity and convergence in animal pigmentation

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

• Publication date

  2012-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2012.01014.xPMID 22578174
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