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“…Melanin-based colouration is also involved in ornamentation, camouflage and protection against physical damage, infectious agents, UV-light, and toxicants (Cesarini 1996;Majerus 1998;Mackintosh 2001;Roulin 2004a;Hoekstra 2006). The proximate and ultimate causes for the association between eumelanin-based ornamentation and other fitness-related traits such as immunocompetence remains debated (see e.g.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Melanin-based colouration is also involved in ornamentation, camouflage and protection against physical damage, infectious agents, UV-light, and toxicants (Cesarini 1996;Majerus 1998;Mackintosh 2001;Roulin 2004a;Hoekstra 2006). The proximate and ultimate causes for the association between eumelanin-based ornamentation and other fitness-related traits such as immunocompetence remains debated (see e.g.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A higher prevalence of human parasites at low latitudes [29] may also contribute to this, as parasites generate oxidative stress in their hosts [30]. Indeed, it has been suggested that high levels of human skin eumelanization have evolved as a response to high parasite abundance and diversity in the tropics [31]. While this may contribute to explain the origin of pheomelaninbased traits in human populations, it alone does not explain the maintenance of such traits given the physiological costs of pheomelanin (phototoxicity, carcinogenesis, and GSH consumption).…”
Section: Implications For Understanding Human Pigmentation Patternsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It has been stated that black skin is better at fending-off cutaneous fungal disease 76 and candida albicans 77 . Epithelial surfaces and neutrophils produce defensins and cathelicidins against bacteria.…”
Section: Infections and Defensinsmentioning
confidence: 99%