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Tropical Asian birds have a penchant for red and black -- a proclivity that likely prompted jungle plants to sprout fruit in these colours, scientists said on Thursday. It has long been suspected that ...

Analysis of fruit colours for the 58 Coprosma taxa in the New Zealand biogeographic region shows that 55% have fruits of varying shades of red. The remainder are either bluish (17%), whitish/cream (14 ...

Fruits can get their colors from a lot of places. New research suggests that the color preferences of the animals that eat fruit are among the strongest influences on fruit color. It’s an assumption ...

From fragrant citrus to creamy tropical delights, exotic winter fruits bring nutrition, flavour, and visual appeal to ...

Ever wondered why certain fruits are red and some green? Well, you are not alone. This question has puzzled scientists for many years and now a team of researchers from Germany, Canada and Madagascar ...

A long-standing hypothesis in ecology and evolution is that trichromatic colour vision (the ability to distinguish red from green) in frugivorous primates has evolved as an adaptation to detect ...

Several major changes can take place as fruits ripen. Not all occur in every type of fruit, but taken collectively they characterize ripening processes. They include: (1) a rise in respiration rate; ...