A recent study, published in Science, shows that carotenoid-based sexual dichromatism in mosaic canaries, a hybrid phenotype that arises in offspring of the red siskin
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Genus Forpus, een taxonomisch overzicht, beschikbaar als PDF
Onze artikelenreeks: Genus Forpus, een taxonomisch overzicht, hebben we op verzoek van diverse liefhebbers beschikbaar gesteld als PDF. U kan deze downloaden via deze link
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 Australian veterinary Dr. Terry Martin
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 a light microscope give us
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 allows them to produce a
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 VZW MUTAVI, Research & Advice
Asteriornis maastrichtensis
Amateur paleontologist Mr. Maarten van Dinther discovered in 2000, near the Dutch border in Belgium a fossil from probably one of the oldest – extinct
New url
As of today, we have an new url for our website: https://www.ogvzw.org the url “ornitho-genetics.info” will expire soon. Attention: the email address dirk@agapornis.be no longer
Grey Forpus coelestis
We recently concluded our investigation into the AR grey factor at Forpus coelestis. An article about this mutant will, in the first instance, be published
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 example PastelIno. A capital is
Visitors in 2019
This year we had a total of 197.361 visitors – from 141 countries – on our website (stats 1th of January till 28th of December
Agapornis fischeri blue2
The last months we received several reports from breeders who bred blue2 Agapornis fischeri which develop a yellow / pinkish forehead. We suspect that this