The molecular basis of the plumage colour polymorphism in the Tahiti reed-warbler Acrocephalus caffer

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-8

  Cibois, Alice ^a   Thibault, Jean Claude ^b,c   Pasquet, Eric ^b,c  

^a MUSÉUM D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Switzerland)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; COLOR MORPH; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENE; GENOTYPE; MELANISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MUTATION; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; PLUMAGE; POLYMORPHISM;

SOCIETY ISLANDS;

ACROCEPHALUS; ACROCEPHALUS CAFFER; AVES; COEREBA; COEREBA FLAVEOLA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84858747503     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05546.x     Document Type: Article

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