Evolution of beak morphology in the Ground Tit revealed by comparative transcriptomics

Evolution of beak morphology in the Ground Tit revealed by comparative transcriptomics

Abstract Background Beak morphology exhibits considerable adaptive plasticity in birds, which results in highly varied or specialized forms in response to variations in ecology and life history. As the only parid species endemic to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Ground Tit (Parus humilis) has evolve...

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Main Authors: Yalin Cheng, Bin Gao, Haitao Wang, Naijian Han, Shimiao Shao, Shaoyuan Wu, Gang Song, Yong E. Zhang, Xiaojia Zhu, Xin Lu, Yanhua Qu, Fumin Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Parus humilis
Beak
Morphology
Transcriptomics
Osteoblasts
Osteoclasts
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-017-0245-6

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