Genetics of Plumage Color in the Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus): Analysis of the Melanocortin-1 Receptor Gene

Seasonal movements of Gyrfalcons Falco rusticolus include extensive periods at sea

(2011) KURT K. BURNHAM et al.   IBIS

MC1R-dependent, melanin-based colour polymorphism is associated with cell-mediated response in the Eleonora’s falcon

(2011) L. GANGOSO et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Melanism in guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) is associated with a deletion of Phenylalanine-256 in the MC1R gene

(2010) O. Vidal et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

The "silver" Japanese quail and the MITF gene: causal mutation, associated traits and homology with the "blue" chicken plumage

(2010) Francis Minvielle et al.   BMC GENETICS

The genetic and evolutionary basis of colour variation in vertebrates

(2010) Michael Hofreiter et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

The Pattern of Inheritance of Melanin-based Plumage Color Variants in the Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

(2010) Victoria S. Chang et al.   JOURNAL OF RAPTOR RESEARCH

Difference in Plumage Color Used in Species Recognition between Incipient Species Is Linked to a Single Amino Acid Substitution in the Melanocortin‐1 Receptor

(2009) J. Albert C. Uy et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Plumage colour mutations and melanins in the feathers of the Japanese quail: a first comparison

(2009) F. Minvielle et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

Molecular and functional basis of phenotypic convergence in white lizards at White Sands

(2009) E. B. Rosenblum et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Adaptive basis of geographic variation: genetic, phenotypic and environmental differences among beach mouse populations

(2009) L. M. Mullen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Positive assortative pairing by plumage colour in Spanish imperial eagles

(2008) Gary R. Bortolotti et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

Testing whether macroevolution follows microevolution: Are colour differences among swans (Cygnus) attributable to variation at the MC1R locus?

(2008) Marie A Pointer et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Structural insights into G-protein-coupled receptor activation

(2008) William I Weis et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Characterization of Japanese Quail yellow as a Genomic Deletion Upstream of the Avian Homolog of the Mammalian ASIP (agouti) Gene

(2008) N. J. Nadeau et al.   GENETICS

The Genetic Basis of Phenotypic Convergence in Beach Mice: Similar Pigment Patterns but Different Genes

(2008) C. C. Steiner et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION