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Feathers comprise a series of evolutionary innovations but also harbour colour, a key biological trait known to co‐vary with life history or complex traits. Those relationships are particularly true in melanin‐based pigmentation species due to known pleiotropic effects of the melanocortin pathway – originating from melanin‐associated phenotypes. Here, we explore the molecular basis of melanin colouration...