The Effect of Background Color on Skin Color Variation of Juvenile <i>Plectropomus leopardus</i>

The Effect of Background Color on Skin Color Variation of Juvenile <i>Plectropomus leopardus</i>

Fish skin color is usually strongly affected by the background color of their environment. The study investigated the effects of five different background colors on the skin color of leopard coral groupers (<i>Plectropomus leopardus</i>). More than 450 juveniles were reared in Blue, Red,...

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Main Authors: Feibiao Song, Liping Shi, Fucheng Yao, Yue Gu, Da Zheng, Weiwei Zhang, Yesong Liang, Kaixi Zhang, Min Yang, Lei Wang, Junlong Sun, Jian Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
background color
MSH content
<i>Plectropomus leopardus</i>
pigments
skin color
tyrosinase activity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/23/3349

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