bundaya t1_jdww8p0 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 7:59 PM

So this is specifically about sulfur influencing color, because we knew environmental factors caused color change way before that. Flamingos, as someone else else pointed out, but also I learned about this moth on my anthro class who changed colors because of a coal operation nearby

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Robbotlove t1_jdw6c6a wrote on March 27, 2023 at 5:15 PM

>flamingos have entered the chat

Larry_Safari t1_jdw9nfs wrote on March 27, 2023 at 5:36 PM

Flamingos don't get their colour from sulphur though.

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Science_News t1_je1cqre wrote on March 28, 2023 at 6:27 PM

The full paper in Journal of Biogeography if you're interested: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14596

Volcanic sulfur may make barn owls grow redder feathers. The findings are among the first evidence that environmental sources of sulfur — such as the soil — can influence the color of integument like fur or feathers.

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