Pleiotropy in the melanocortin system: Expression levels of this system are associated with melanogenesis and pigmentation in the tawny owl (Strix aluco)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 4915-4930

  Emaresi, Guillaume ^a   Ducrest, Anne Lyse ^a   Bize, Pierre ^a   Richter, Hannes ^a   Simon, Celine ^a   Roulin, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

adaptation; birds; convertase; development and evolution; ecological genetics; PC1 3; PC2; protease

Indexed keywords

AVES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO;

AVIAN PROTEIN; MELANIN; PROTEINASE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIRD; CLUTCH SIZE; CONVERTASE; DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION; ECOLOGICAL GENETICS; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OWL; PC1/3; PC2; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; PLEIOTROPY;

ADAPTATION; BIRDS; CONVERTASE; DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION; ECOLOGICAL GENETICS; PC1/3; PC2; PROTEASE;

ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; CLUTCH SIZE; FEATHERS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PLEIOTROPY; MALE; MELANINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PIGMENTATION; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 84884910245     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12438     Document Type: Article

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