A recent study, published in Science, shows that carotenoid-based sexual dichromatism in mosaic canaries, a hybrid phenotype that arises in
Author: Dirk Van den Abeele
FAQ: what is the tangerine gene / locus in parrots?
FAQ: what is the tangerine gene / locus in parrots? To be honest, it does not exist. It was the
FAQ: Are cross sections the only way to determine colour mutations?
FAQ: Are cross sections of feathers the only way to determine colour mutations? Absolutely not. Cross sections in combination with
Impairment of mixed melanin-based pigmentation in parrots
Parrots and allies (Order Psittaciformes) have evolved an exclusive capacity to synthesize polyene pigments called psittacofulvins at feather follicles, which
On request: article Agapornis roseicollis: DM Jade
New mutation in Agapornis roseicollis: DM Jade (Article published in 2017 / update 2018) By Dirk Van den Abeele Ornitho-Genetics
Asteriornis maastrichtensis
Amateur paleontologist Mr. Maarten van Dinther discovered in 2000, near the Dutch border in Belgium a fossil from probably one
Grey Forpus coelestis
We recently concluded our investigation into the AR grey factor at Forpus coelestis. An article about this mutant will, in
FAQ: Combinations of alleles of the same gene
FAQ: Combinations of alleles of the same gene are indicated by writing the mutant names one after the other, for
Agapornis fischeri blue2
The last months we received several reports from breeders who bred blue2 Agapornis fischeri which develop a yellow / pinkish
‘Red’ Agapornis fischeri
Benjamin aka Joven of Aby Aviary from the Philippines and the South-African breeder Willie Matthews, reported success ful breeding records
Mitogenome of Agapornis personatus, Agapornis lilianae and Agapornis nigrigenis
In March 2019, the study on the mitochondrial genome of Agapornis fischeri was published by H. Liu [1]. Three weeks
Afscheid van een vriend
Daarnet het trieste nieuws gekregen dat Harrie van der Linden ons gisteren helaas ontvallen is. Ik heb er eigenlijk even
FAQ: Genetics behind urucum canaries – Urucum kanaries
Unlike wild and domestic canaries (Serinus canaria), the domestic urucum breed of canaries exhibits bright red bills and legs. To
Mitochondrial genome of A. fischeri
Recently, Chinees scientists, described the complete mitochondrial genome of A. fischeri. Its mitochondrial genome is a circular molecule of 16,719
Blue, blue type2, turquoise, *sapphire*, *teal*,…. and so much more ….
This article has been published in April 2019, in Agapornis.Info, the BVA-International magazine. In the mean while we continued our
Results feather research SL dominant greywing Agapornis fischeri
The first SL dominant greywing Agapornis fischeri were reported in 2009 in The Netherlands. Because of the inheritance is dominant,