Intraspecific eye color variability in birds and mammals: a recent evolutionary event exclusive to humans and domestic animals
Abstract Background Human populations and breeds of domestic animals are composed of individuals with a multiplicity of eye (= iris) colorations. Some wild birds and mammals may have intraspecific eye color variability, but this variation seems to be due to the developmental stage of the individual,...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-017-0243-8 |