Figures
Feather patterning.
Detection of beta-catenin expression (purple) allows visualization of down feather primordia interspersed among the elongating tract feathers on a 13-day duck embryo. Mou et al. show that the mechanism for defining feather spacing is locally modulated in different regions of the skin during feather patterning, making certain areas—particularly the neck—particularly prone to loss of feather coverage.
Image Credit: Denis Headon
Citation: (2011) PLoS Biology Issue Image | Vol. 9(3) March 2011. PLoS Biol 9(3): ev09.i03. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pbio.v09.i03
Published: March 29, 2011
Copyright: © 2011 Mou. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Detection of beta-catenin expression (purple) allows visualization of down feather primordia interspersed among the elongating tract feathers on a 13-day duck embryo. Mou et al. show that the mechanism for defining feather spacing is locally modulated in different regions of the skin during feather patterning, making certain areas—particularly the neck—particularly prone to loss of feather coverage.
Image Credit: Denis Headon