OMIA:001992-9157 : Beak size in Parus major

In other species: , black-bellied seedcracker

Categories: Craniofacial phene

Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) (MIM number): 600698 (gene)

Links to MONDO diseases: No links.

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Considered a defect: no

Cross-species summary: Bill size

Reference

2017 Bosse, M., Spurgin, L.G., Laine, V.N., Cole, E.F., Firth, J.A., Gienapp, P., Gosler, A.G., McMahon, K., Poissant, J., Verhagen, I., Groenen, M.A.M., van Oers, K., Sheldon, B.C., Visser, M.E., Slate, J. :
Recent natural selection causes adaptive evolution of an avian polygenic trait. Science 358:365-368, 2017. Pubmed reference: 29051380 . DOI: 10.1126/science.aal3298.

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