FEATHER STRENGTHENING. “Iridescent bird feathers may also be stronger than some non-iridescent or white feathers. Iridescent feathers commonly involve the pigment melanin as a structural element, and melanized feathers are sometimes stronger than unmelanized feathers.”
http://rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/6/Suppl_2/S115
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022