The genomics of coloration provides insights into adaptive evolution
A Orteu, CD Jiggins - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
Coloration is an easily quantifiable visual trait that has proven to be a highly tractable system
for genetic analysis and for studying adaptive evolution. The application of genomic …
for genetic analysis and for studying adaptive evolution. The application of genomic …
Back to basics: using colour polymorphisms to study evolutionary processes
EI Svensson - 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Here, I suggest that colour polymorphic study systems have been underutilized to answer
general questions about evolutionary processes, such as morph frequency dynamics …
general questions about evolutionary processes, such as morph frequency dynamics …
Sexual selection and genetic colour polymorphisms in animals
Genetic colour polymorphisms are widespread across animals and often subjected to
complex selection regimes. Traditionally, colour morphs were used as simple visual markers …
complex selection regimes. Traditionally, colour morphs were used as simple visual markers …
Evolution of coloration patterns
ME Protas, NH Patel - Annual review of cell and developmental …, 2008 - annualreviews.org
There is an amazing amount of diversity in coloration patterns in nature. The ease of
observing this diversity and the recent application of genetic and molecular techniques to …
observing this diversity and the recent application of genetic and molecular techniques to …
Colour polymorphism and correlated characters: genetic mechanisms and evolution
JS McKinnon, MER Pierotti - Molecular ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Colour polymorphisms (CP's) continue to be of interest to evolutionary biologists because of
their general tractability, importance in studies of selection and potential role in speciation …
their general tractability, importance in studies of selection and potential role in speciation …
Phenotypic plasticity, sexual selection and the evolution of colour patterns
TD Price - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2006 - journals.biologists.com
When a population comes to occupy a new environment, phenotypically plastic responses
alter the distribution of phenotypes, and hence affect both the direction and the intensity of …
alter the distribution of phenotypes, and hence affect both the direction and the intensity of …
Vertebrate pigmentation: from underlying genes to adaptive function
Animal coloration is a powerful model for studying the genetic mechanisms that determine
phenotype. Genetic crosses of laboratory mice have provided extensive information about …
phenotype. Genetic crosses of laboratory mice have provided extensive information about …
Convergence in pigmentation at multiple levels: mutations, genes and function
M Manceau, VS Domingues… - … of the Royal …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Convergence—the independent evolution of the same trait by two or more taxa—has long
been of interest to evolutionary biologists, but only recently has the molecular basis of …
been of interest to evolutionary biologists, but only recently has the molecular basis of …
Analysis of the genetic loci of pigment pattern evolution in vertebrates
J Elkin, A Martin, V Courtier‐Orgogozo… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Vertebrate pigmentation patterns are amongst the best characterised model systems for
studying the genetic basis of adaptive evolution. The wealth of available data on the genetic …
studying the genetic basis of adaptive evolution. The wealth of available data on the genetic …
Linking color polymorphism maintenance and speciation
SM Gray, JS McKinnon - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2007 - cell.com
Here, we review the recently burgeoning literature on color polymorphisms, seeking to
integrate studies of the maintenance of genetic variation and the evolution of reproductive …
integrate studies of the maintenance of genetic variation and the evolution of reproductive …