Dietary mineral content influences the expression of melanin-based ornamental coloration

Agriculture & Biology

• melanin 77%
• dietary minerals 75%
• mineral content 68%
• color 41%
• plumage 39%
• Taeniopygia guttata 29%
• diet 24%
• calcium 22%
• carotenoids 19%
• pigments 17%
• minerals 17%
• beak 14%
• ecologists 14%
• fledglings 12%
• breasts 10%
• food intake 10%
• animals 9%
• zinc 9%
• nutrition 9%
• iron 8%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• melanin 100%
• dietary mineral 98%
• plumage 54%
• diet 41%
• carotenoid 29%
• pigment 22%
• calcium 18%
• food intake 16%
• animal 15%
• calcium content 15%
• mineral 13%
• nutrition 12%
• limiting factor 12%
• zinc 9%
• health 8%
• iron 7%