Integument carotenoid-based colouration reflects contamination to perfluoroalkyl substances, but not mercury, in arctic black-legged kittiwakes

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  • who: David Costantini from the University of Turku, Finland have published the article: Integument carotenoid-based colouration reflects contamination to perfluoroalkyl substances, but not mercury, in arctic black-legged kittiwakes, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
  • what: This study was examined and approved by the Norwegian Animal Ethics Committee and the governor of Svalbard, and was conducted under the permissions FOTS ID 8679 and 16/004832, respectively. The work provides the first evidence in a bird species that PFAS might be directly or indirectly related with carotenoid metabolism and the expression of integument carotenoidbased colourations.
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