Genomics of coloration in natural animal populations

Finding the Genomic Basis of Local Adaptation: Pitfalls, Practical Solutions, and Future Directions

(2016) Sean Hoban et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Genetic Basis for Red Coloration in Birds

(2016) Ricardo J. Lopes et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Red Carotenoid Coloration in the Zebra Finch Is Controlled by a Cytochrome P450 Gene Cluster

(2016) Nicholas I. Mundy et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Color phenotypes are under similar genetic control in two distantly related species of Timema stick insect

(2016) Aaron A. Comeault et al.   EVOLUTION

Candidate Gene Analysis Suggests Untapped Genetic Complexity in Melanin-Based Pigmentation in Birds

(2016) Yann X. C. Bourgeois et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Next-generation biology: Sequencing and data analysis approaches for non-model organisms

(2016) Rute R. da Fonseca et al.   Marine Genomics

MC1Rvariants affect the expression of melanocortin and melanogenic genes and the association between melanocortin genes and coloration

(2016) Luis M. San-Jose et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The gene cortex controls mimicry and crypsis in butterflies and moths

(2016) Nicola J. Nadeau et al.   NATURE

Condition-dependence, pleiotropy and the handicap principle of sexual selection in melanin-based colouration

(2015) Alexandre Roulin   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Zebrafish Stripes as a Model for Vertebrate Colour Pattern Formation

(2015) Ajeet Pratap Singh et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The Functional Basis of Wing Patterning in Heliconius Butterflies: The Molecules Behind Mimicry

(2015) M. R. Kronforst et al.   GENETICS

Reconciling Differences in Pool-GWAS Between Populations: A Case Study of Female Abdominal Pigmentation in Drosophila melanogaster

(2015) L. Endler et al.   GENETICS

Transcriptomics of colour patterning and coloration shifts in crows

(2015) J. W. Poelstra et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Whole-genome resequencing of extreme phenotypes in collared flycatchers highlights the difficulty of detecting quantitative trait loci in natural populations

(2015) Marty Kardos et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

A genetic mechanism for female-limited Batesian mimicry in Papilio butterfly

(2015) Hideki Nishikawa et al.   NATURE GENETICS

A supergene determines highly divergent male reproductive morphs in the ruff

(2015) Clemens Küpper et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Outbred genome sequencing and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in butterflies

(2015) Xueyan Li et al.   Nature Communications

Genetic Architecture of Conspicuous Red Ornaments in Female Threespine Stickleback

(2015) Lengxob Yong et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

Genetic Architecture of Abdominal Pigmentation in Drosophila melanogaster

(2015) Lauren M. Dembeck et al.   PLoS Genetics

A field guide to whole-genome sequencing, assembly and annotation

(2014) Robert Ekblom et al.   Evolutionary Applications

The "Domestication Syndrome" in Mammals: A Unified Explanation Based on Neural Crest Cell Behavior and Genetics

(2014) A. S. Wilkins et al.   GENETICS

Testing the Hamilton-Zuk Hypothesis: Past, Present, and Future

(2014) S. L. Balenger et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Guidelines for investigating causality of sequence variants in human disease

(2014) D. G. MacArthur et al.   NATURE

Two Low Coverage Bird Genomes and a Comparison of Reference-Guided versus De Novo Genome Assemblies

(2014) Daren C. Card et al.   PLoS One

Ancient homology underlies adaptive mimetic diversity across butterflies

(2014) Jason R. Gallant et al.   Nature Communications

The evolution of cichlid fish egg-spots is linked with a cis-regulatory change

(2014) M. Emília Santos et al.   Nature Communications

Iridophores and Not Carotenoids Account for Chromatic Variation of Carotenoid-Based Coloration in Common Lizards (Lacerta vivipara)

(2013) Luis M. San-Jose et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Precise colocalization of interacting structural and pigmentary elements generates extensive color pattern variation in Phelsuma lizards

(2013) Suzanne V Saenko et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

RAD-Seq derived markers flank the shell colour and banding loci of theCepaea nemoralissupergene

(2013) Paul M. Richards et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Quantitative assessment of single-cell RNA-sequencing methods

(2013) Angela R Wu et al.   NATURE METHODS

Recommendations for the design and analysis of epigenome-wide association studies

(2013) Karin B Michels et al.   NATURE METHODS

The role of replicates for error mitigation in next-generation sequencing

(2013) Kimberly Robasky et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Topology of Feather Melanocyte Progenitor Niche Allows Complex Pigment Patterns to Emerge

(2013) S. J. Lin et al.   SCIENCE

Learning from our GWAS mistakes: from experimental design to scientific method

(2012) C. G. Lambert et al.   BIOSTATISTICS

Challenges and strategies in transcriptome assembly and differential gene expression quantification. A comprehensivein silicoassessment of RNA-seq experiments

(2012) Nagarjun Vijay et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

A mixed-model approach for genome-wide association studies of correlated traits in structured populations

(2012) Arthur Korte et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Unraveling the thread of nature’s tapestry: the genetics of diversity and convergence in animal pigmentation

(2012) Marcus R. Kronforst et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Dominance and plumage traits: meta-analysis and metaregression analysis

(2011) Eduardo S.A. Santos et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Unraveling the true complexity of costly color signaling

(2011) Darrell J. Kemp et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Carotenoid-based signals in behavioural ecology: a review

(2011) Svensson et al.   BEHAVIOUR

Condition-dependent traits as signals of the functionality of vital cellular processes

(2011) Geoffrey E. Hill   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Timing is everything

(2011) Christopher Faulk et al.   Epigenetics

The Developmental Role of Agouti in Color Pattern Evolution

(2011) M. Manceau et al.   SCIENCE

Adaptation in the age of ecological genomics: insights from parallelism and convergence

(2011) Kathryn R. Elmer et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Colour polymorphism and correlated characters: genetic mechanisms and evolution

(2010) JEFFREY S. MCKINNON et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Common SNPs explain a large proportion of the heritability for human height

(2010) Jian Yang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Tackling the widespread and critical impact of batch effects in high-throughput data

(2010) Jeffrey T. Leek et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Convergence in pigmentation at multiple levels: mutations, genes and function

(2010) M. Manceau et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Intralocus Sexual Conflict

(2009) G. Sander Van Doorn   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Eye color and the prediction of complex phenotypes from genotypes

(2009) Fan Liu et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The genetics of quantitative traits: challenges and prospects

(2009) Trudy F. C. Mackay et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Association Mapping: Critical Considerations Shift from Genotyping to Experimental Design

(2009) S. Myles et al.   PLANT CELL

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

Sexual Conflict Resolved by Invasion of a Novel Sex Determiner in Lake Malawi Cichlid Fishes

(2009) R. B. Roberts et al.   SCIENCE

Evolution of Coloration Patterns

(2008) Meredith E. Protas et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

A Localized Negative Genetic Correlation Constrains Microevolution of Coat Color in Wild Sheep

(2008) J. Gratten et al.   SCIENCE

Development and evolution of insect pigmentation: Genetic mechanisms and the potential consequences of pleiotropy

(2008) Patricia J. Wittkopp et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Pleiotropy in the melanocortin system, coloration and behavioural syndromes

(2008) A DUCREST et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION