Journal
SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 72-81Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2008.11.012
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Chromatophore; Neural crest; Pigment pattern; Animal color
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- NSF [IOB 0541733]
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Animals display diverse colors and patterns that vary within and between species. Similar phenotypes appear in both closely related and widely divergent taxa. Pigment patterns thus provide an opportunity to explore how development is altered to produce differences in form and whether similar phenotypes share a common genetic basis. Understanding the development and evolution of pigment patterns requires knowledge of the cellular interactions and signaling pathways that produce those patterns. These complex traits provide unparalleled opportunities for integrating studies from ecology and behavior to molecular biology and biophysics. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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