"Ino" colour aberration in gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) in Antarctica

• Main Authors: Juares, Mariana Alejandra, Negrete, Javier, Mennucci, Jorge Augusto, Longarzo, Mria Lucrecia, Coria, Néstor Rubén
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Ornithological Society of New Zealand
• Subjects: COLOUR ABERRATIONS; INO; PYGOCELID PENGUINS; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLAND; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentino; Argentina; Augusto; 25 de Mayo; The Beak; Stranger Point; Antarc*; Antarctica; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Gentoo penguin; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/193509

Two main types of pigments, carotenoids and melanin, primarily determine plumage colouration in birds. Carotenoids are obtained from food, while melanin formation involves metabolic processes and is genetically determined. Melanin pigments comprise pheomelanin (red/brown) and eumelanin (brown/black)...