Evolution of the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) in boobies and gannets (Aves, Suliformes)

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 322-329

  Baião, Patricia C ^a   Parker, Patricia G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^c SAUS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

boobies; gannets; MC1R; melanin; melanocortin 1 receptor; Sulidae

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEABIRD;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; BIRDS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEATHERS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTATION; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AVES; SULA LEUCOGASTER; SULA SULA; SULIDAE;

EID: 84860468233     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esr151     Document Type: Article

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