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

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 971-974

  Minvielle, F ^a   Cecchi, T ^b   Passamonti, P ^b   Gourichon, D ^c   Renieri, C ^b  

^a UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Melanin; Mutation; Plumage colour; Quail

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MELANIN; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COTURNIX; FEATHER; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MUTATION;

ANIMALS; COTURNIX; FEATHERS; MELANINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICROPHTHALMIA-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MUTATION;

CINNAMOMUM VERUM; COTURNIX JAPONICA; LAVANDULA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 70449435654     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01929.x     Document Type: Article

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