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Bird genetics

Age, Sex, and Telomere Dynamics in a Long-Lived Seabird with Male-Biased Parental Care

Rebecca C. Young, Alexander S. Kitaysky, Mark F. Haussmann, Sebastien Descamps, Rachael A. Orben, Kyle H. Elliott, Anthony J. Gaston

published 04 Sep 2013

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Characterization, Polymorphism and Selection of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) DAB Genes in Vulnerable Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes)

Zeng Wang, Xiaoping Zhou, Qingxian Lin, Wenzhen Fang, Xiaolin Chen

published 03 Sep 2013

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Evolutionary History of Chordate PAX Genes: Dynamics of Change in a Complex Gene Family

Vanessa Rodrigues Paixão-Côrtes, Francisco Mauro Salzano, Maria Cátira Bortolini

published 02 Sep 2013

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Birds Shed RNA-Viruses According to the Pareto Principle

Mark D. Jankowski, Christopher J. Williams, Jeanne M. Fair, Jennifer C. Owen

published 21 Aug 2013

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Effects of Feed Contaminant Deoxynivalenol on Plasma Cytokines and mRNA Expression of Immune Genes in the Intestine of Broiler Chickens

Khaled Ghareeb, Wageha A. Awad, Chimidtseren Soodoi, Soleman Sasgary, Alois Strasser, Josef Böhm

published 20 Aug 2013

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A Val85Met Mutation in Melanocortin-1 Receptor Is Associated with Reductions in Eumelanic Pigmentation and Cell Surface Expression in Domestic Rock Pigeons (Columba livia)

Michael W. Guernsey, Lars Ritscher, Matthew A. Miller, Daniel A. Smith, Torsten Schöneberg, Michael D. Shapiro

published 15 Aug 2013

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Population Structure and Dispersal Patterns within and between Atlantic and Mediterranean Populations of a Large-Range Pelagic Seabird

Meritxell Genovart, Jean-Claude Thibault, José Manuel Igual, Maria del Mar Bauzà-Ribot, Corinne Rabouam, Vincent Bretagnolle

published 12 Aug 2013

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Sex-Biased Dispersal at Different Geographical Scales in a Cooperative Breeder from Fragmented Rainforest

Carl Vangestel, Tom Callens, Viki Vandomme, Luc Lens

published 09 Aug 2013

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Environmental and Parental Influences on Offspring Health and Growth in Great Tits (Parus major)

Simon R. A. Pickett, Sam B. Weber, Kevin J. McGraw, Ken J. Norris, Matthew R. Evans

published 30 Jul 2013

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Low Cross-Sex Genetic Correlation in Carotenoid-Based Plumage Traits in the Blue Tit Nestlings (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Szymon M. Drobniak, Dariusz Wiejaczka, Aneta Arct, Anna Dubiec, Lars Gustafsson, Mariusz Cichoń

published 25 Jul 2013

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Coadaptation of Offspring Begging and Parental Provisioning - An Evolutionary Ecological Perspective on Avian Family Life

Natalia Estramil, Marcel Eens, Wendt Müller

published 19 Jul 2013

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A High Diversity of Eurasian Lineage Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza A Viruses Circulate among Wild Birds Sampled in Egypt

Nancy A. Gerloff, Joyce Jones, Natosha Simpson, Amanda Balish, Maha Adel ElBadry, Verina Baghat, Ivan Rusev, Cecilia C. de Mattos, Carlos A. de Mattos, Luay Elsayed Ahmed Zonkle, Zoltan Kis, C. Todd Davis, Sam Yingst, Claire Cornelius, Atef Soliman, Emad Mohareb, Alexander Klimov, Ruben O. Donis

published 12 Jul 2013

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A Longitudinal Study Simultaneously Exploring the Carriage of APEC Virulence Associated Genes and the Molecular Epidemiology of Faecal and Systemic E. coli in Commercial Broiler Chickens

Kirsty Kemmett, Tom Humphrey, Steven Rushton, Andrew Close, Paul Wigley, Nicola J. Williams

published 25 Jun 2013

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