Evolutionary pathways to convergence in plumage patterns

BACKGROUND: Avian plumage is ideal for investigating phenotypic convergence because of repeated evolution of the same within-feather patterns. In birds, there are three major types of regular patterns within feathers: scales, bars and spots. Existing models of within-feather pattern development sugg...

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Autores principales: Gluckman, Thanh-Lan, Mundy, Nicholas I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5006497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27582082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0741-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5006497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27582082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0741-x

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