A conserved paint box underlies color pattern diversity in Estrildid finches
Magdalena Hidalgo, Camille Curantz, Nicole Quenech’Du, Thanh‐Lan Gluckman, Julia Neguer, Samantha Beck, Ammara Mohammad, Marie Manceau
The paper identifies conserved color regions in Estrildid finches that explain diverse plumage patterns through molecular pre-patterning.
bioRxiv · Feb 19, 2021 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology