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Geoff Hill @geoffhill.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

After decades of creeping along, carotenoid honest signaling research is moving at warp speed.CYP2J19 & BDH1L localize to ER (not mito) and House Finches do not use CYP2J19. New paper lead by R. Koch, M. Toomey, and Y Zhang. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Multiple Pathways to Red Carotenoid Coloration: House Finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) Do Not Use CYP2J19 to Produce Red Plumage

The carotenoid-based colours of birds are a celebrated example of biological diversity and an important system for the study of evolution. Recently, a two-step mechanism, with the enzymes cytochrome ...

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Geoff Hill @geoffhill.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Auburn U cancelled classes tomorrow because the low is forecast to be 13F and we might get a dusting of snow. I love living in the south where we don't put up with cold. War Eagle

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Geoff Hill @geoffhill.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Fun night out with Hill/Hood labbers present and past. #SICB2025

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Geoff Hill @geoffhill.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

2 dept of biology tables at SICB — both from Alabama. Feels good to be the epicenter of SICB science. War Eagle. #sicb2025

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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Yeah this could be a game-changer for specimen-based color research. Ben Hogan and Cassie Stoddard present a pipeline combining whole-specimen image analysis with reflectance spectrophotometry. The only catch? The setup costs about $55k... 💰 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

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