Animal pigment patterns are excellent models to elucidate mechanisms of biological
organization. Although theoretical simulations, such as Turing reaction–diffusion systems …

Surface appendages such as bristles, feathers and hairs exhibit both long-and short-range
order. In the frizzled 6 null (Fz6–/–) mouse the orientations of the earliest born hair follicles …

Mammalian colour patterns are among the most recognizable characteristics found in nature
and can have a profound impact on fitness. However, little is known about the mechanisms …

Intricate color patterns are a defining aspect of morphological diversity in the Felidae. We
applied morphological and single-cell gene expression analysis to fetal skin of domestic …

Sixty-five years after Turing first revealed the potential of systems with local activation and
long-range inhibition to generate pattern, we have only recently begun to identify the …

Animal skin pigment patterns are excellent models to study the mechanism of biological self-
organization. Theoretical approaches developed mathematical models of pigment …

The skin patterns of animals are very important for their survival, yet the mechanisms
involved in skin pattern formation remain unresolved. Turing's reaction–diffusion model …

Animal coloration is often expressed in periodic patterns that can arise from differential cell
migration, yet how these processes are regulated remains elusive. We show that a female …

Hairs, feathers, and scales normally exhibit precise orientations with respect to the body
axes. In Frizzled6 (Fz6)−/− mice, the global orientation of hair follicles is disrupted, leading to …

Mathematical reaction-diffusion models have been suggested to describe formation of
animal pigmentation patterns and distribution of epidermal appendages. However, the …