Sequence variation in the coding region of the melanocortin-1 receptor gene (MC1R) is not associated with plumage variation in the blue-crowned manakin (Lepidothrix coronata)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 273, Issue 1594, 2006, Pages 1613-1618

  Cheviron, Z A ^a   Hackett, Shannon J ^b   Brumfield, Robb T ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological genetics; Lepidothrix; Melanism; Melanocortin 1 receptor; Plumage polymorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; AVIAN PROTEIN;

COLOR MORPH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MALE; MELANISM; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; PLUMAGE; POLYMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ARTICLE; AVIAN GENETICS; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); LEPIDOTHRIX CORONATA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD;

AMAZONIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; LEPIDOTHRIX; LEPIDOTHRIX CORONATA; PASSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PASSERIFORMES; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33747154164     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3499     Document Type: Article

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