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| LUNA,LEILTON W.; SILVA,WEBER A. GIRÃO E; ARARIPE,JULIANA; PEREIRA,ISADORA T.F.; D'HORTA,FERNANDO M.; SAMPAIO,IRACILDA; SCHNEIDER,HORACIO; RÊGO,PÉRICLES S. DO. |
| Abstract The melanocortin-1 receptor gene is the most widely-used marker for the investigation of the genetic determination of melanic plumage patterns. Studies of a number of wild bird species have shown an association between non-synonymous mutations of the MC1R gene and the presence of melanic variants. The genus Antilophia (Pipridae) includes only two manakin species (A. galeata and A. bokermanni), which are distinguished primarily by the differences in the pattern of melanic coloration of the plumage of the mantle in the adult males. In A. galeata, this plumage is black, while in A. bokermanni, it is predominantly white. This study investigates the possible association between mutations of the MC1R marker and the variation in plumage coloration... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Candidate gene; Manakin; Melanism; Neutral evolution; Plumage color. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000602873 |
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