The carotenoid redshift: Physical basis and implications for visual signaling

Abstract Carotenoid pigments are the basis for much red, orange, and yellow coloration in nature and central to visual signaling. However, as pigment concentration increases, carotenoid signals not only darken and become more saturated but they also redshift; for example, orange pigments can look re...

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Main Authors: Dakota E. McCoy, Allison J. Shultz, Jacqueline E. Dall, Jennifer A. Dionne, Sönke Johnsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-09-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10408