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OMIA 000368-9233 : Feather colour in Aptenodytes forsteri

In other species: chicken , ducks , domestic goose , turkey , Indian peafowl , Eurasian bullfinch , Ring-necked pheasant , rock pigeon , Japanese quail , guineafowls , South polar skua , swan goose , superb starling , carrion crow , hooded crow , red-fronted tinkerbird , yellow-fronted tinkerbird , white wagtail , Mallard

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Considered a defect: no

References


Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.
2021 Andrade, P., Carneiro, M. :
Pterin-based pigmentation in animals. Biol Lett 17:20210221, 2021. Pubmed reference: 34403644. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2021.0221.
2013 Thomas, D.B., McGoverin, C.M., McGraw, K.J., James, H.F., Madden, O. :
Vibrational spectroscopic analyses of unique yellow feather pigments (spheniscins) in penguins. J R Soc Interface 10:20121065, 2013. Pubmed reference: 23516063. DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.1065.
2007 McGraw, K.J., Toomey, M.B., Nolan, P.M., Morehouse, N.I., Massaro, M., Jouventin, P. :
A description of unique fluorescent yellow pigments in penguin feathers. Pigment Cell Res 20:301-4, 2007. Pubmed reference: 17630963. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.2007.00386.x.

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