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The evolution of black plumage from blue in Australian fairy-wrens (Maluridae): genetic and structural evidence

Amy C. Driskell, Auteur ; Richard O. Prum, Auteur ; Stephen Pruett-Jones, Auteur

Dans Journal of Avian Biology (41(5) SEP 2010)

Genetic variation in the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) locus is responsible for color variation, particularly melanism, in many groups of vertebrates. Fairy-wrens, Maluridae, are a family of Australian and New Guinean passerines with several in[...]

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Good vibrations? Structure and function of the cloacal tip of male Australian Maluridae

Melissah Rowe, Auteur ; Murray R. Bakst, Auteur ; Stephen Pruett-Jones, Auteur

Dans Journal of Avian Biology (39(3) MAY 2008)

When females mate multiply, sperm competition can generate strong selection for traits that provide males with a fertilisation advantage. This study examined the cloacal tip, a unique morphological structure of males that appears to be associate[...]

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Tawny Frogmouth

Stephen Pruett-Jones, Auteur

Dans Wilson Journal of Ornithology (The) (121(2) 2009)

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