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  • Agaporniden deel 1 en deel 2

    06/08/2024 Dirk Van den Abeele

    Via de uitgeverij hebben we de hand kunnen leggen op nog een aantal exemplaren van mijn boeken Agaporniden deel 1 en deel 2. U kan

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  • Laatste exemplaren Erfelijkheid bij vogels

    27/07/2024 Dirk Van den Abeele

    Via de uitgeverij hebben we de hand kunnen leggen op de laatste exemplaren van mijn boek “Erfelijkheid bij vogels”. U kan alsnog uw exemplaar bestellen

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Study on feather-damaging behavior – FDB

12/07/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele General

Yesterday the results of an interesting study into feather plucking (feather-damaging behavior – FDB) at Agapornis roseicollis is published online.

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MutaBase: mutations in cockatiels [Nymphicus hollandicus]

14/05/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele MutaBase

We added an overview of colour mutations in cockatiels [Nymphicus hollandicus] in MutaBase. As always, this is a basic list

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Articles on genetics

07/05/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele General 3 comments

Almost daily we receive questions about genetics and how colour mutations are inherited, what are alleles, what is a crossing-over….etc.

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Pairi Daiza Foundation is working for the reintroduction of the Spix’s Macaw in Brazil

03/05/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele General

Pairi Daiza and the Pairi Daiza Foundation, in close collaboration with the Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots (ACTP),

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FAQ: what alleles are known/proven of the SL ino gene?

21/04/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ

FAQ: what alleles are known/proven of the SL ino gene? Till now, five different alleles  of the SL ino gene

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Pale mutation in Indian Ringneck parrot?

15/04/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele General

I had recently an interesting conversation with Mr. Chris Antony, a bird breeder from Australia. He informed me about a

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Indian ringneck parrot

11/04/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele General

In the context of a DNA study into the genome of the Indian ringneck parrot (Psittacula krameri), we would like

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FAQ: what about capitals in scientific names?

28/03/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ

FAQ: what about capitals in scientific names? The genus name is written first, followed by the species name and –

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FAQ: Neophema bourkii or Neopsephotus bourkii

16/03/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ

FAQ: Some taxonomist list include Bourke’s parrot in Neophema others in Neopsephotus. Is it Neophema bourkii or Neopsephotus bourkii? Bourke’s

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Mutations in Cockatiels [Nymphicus hollandicus ]

01/03/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele General

As announced last week we will update MutaBase in the upcoming weeks with the list of colour mutations in Cockatiels

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MutaBase

27/02/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele General

In early 2000, Dr Terry Martin BVSc, published his book “A Guide to Colour Mutations and Genetics in Parrots” containing

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FAQ: eye color young pale Agapornis fischeri

08/02/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele General

FAQ: some breeder claims that they have pale Agapornis fischeri and that not all pale youngsters are born with red

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List colour mutations in Forpus coelestis

06/02/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele General

On request we published a list of proven and possible colour mutations in Forpus coelestis. You can consult it on

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DNA Research 2022 – update

01/02/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele General

In the past months, with the help from several enthusiasts, we were able to collect feathers from different colour mutations.

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FAQ: How to determine the reduction percentage of the eumelanin for colour mutations?

21/01/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ 2 comments

FAQ: How to determine the reduction percentage of the eumelanin for colour mutations? We often read in the standards and

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Update on *pallid* Agapornis fischeri

17/01/2022 Dirk Van den Abeele General 3 comments

As with any possible new colour mutation, there are many opinions in the early stages. There are believers and non-believers.

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