How Did Cardinals Get Those Bright Red Feathers?

Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 12:52 in Biology & Nature

Male birds with redder feathers win more mates. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and colleagues have discovered the gene for red plumage. The gene codes for an enzyme that converts a yellow molecule, which the birds obtain from their diets, into a red one.

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