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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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In search of the genetic background of *Sapphire* Agapornis fischeri.

16/02/2021 Dirk Van den Abeele Articles - Artikels, Articles UK, General 14 comments

A more extensive and detailed version of this article has been published in the BVA-International magazine of June 2021 In

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Papegaaien kweken: een stukje geschiedenis

28/01/2021 Dirk Van den Abeele Articles - Artikels, Artikelen NL

Papegaaien kweken: een stukje geschiedenis Door: Bert Van Gils Een aantal onder ons herinneren zich nog de tijd dat de

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Hoe oud worden papegaaien (echt)?

18/01/2021 Dirk Van den Abeele Articles - Artikels, Artikelen NL One comment

Hoe oud worden papegaaien (echt)? Door: Bert Van Gils Inleiding Papegaaien staan erom bekend dat ze hoge leeftijden kunnen bereiken

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Farewell my friend

08/01/2021 Dirk Van den Abeele General 4 comments

We just received the terrible news that Gerald Van der Linde passed away this morning. Gerald was one of the

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We updated our info on FAQ: Blue x Blue is Green?

04/01/2021 Dirk Van den Abeele General

We updated our info on FAQ: Blue x Blue is Green? FAQ: blue x blue = ??? green??

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FAQ: is there a visual difference between blue1 and blue2?

15/12/2020 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ, General 7 comments

FAQ: is there a visual difference between blue1 and blue2? Answer: I am afraid not. There were rumours / assumptions

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Parthenogenesis in Agapornis roseicollis

10/12/2020 Dirk Van den Abeele Articles - Artikels, Articles UK, General

The article on this particular case was published in BVA-International Journal of April 2009 By Dirk Van den Abeele Ornitho-Genetics

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S.O.S. Swift parrot [Lathamus discolor]

09/12/2020 Dirk Van den Abeele General

As we announced on this blog in 2014: the swift parrot [Lathamus discolor] is an endangered parrot. And unfortunately the

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Talking lovebirds?

07/12/2020 Dirk Van den Abeele General One comment

Can Agapornis spp talk? I often get that question. In the past thirty years, I have received only one report

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Psittacofulvins in blue1 or blue2 feathers?

02/12/2020 Dirk Van den Abeele General

Blue Agapornis fischeri and Agapornis personatus are considered not producing any psittacofulvins (psittacines) in the feathers. However, we could not

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Blue-crowned hanging parrot tucking pieces of leaf among throat feathers

30/11/2020 Dirk Van den Abeele General One comment

Long time we suspected that only Agapornis roseicollis is transporting nesting material between the feathers on her rump or upper

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FAQ: Are slaty and misty the same mutation and / or are they a grey mutant?

25/11/2020 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ, General 10 comments

FAQ: Are slaty and misty the same mutation and / or are they a grey mutant? The answer is actually

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Agapornis roseicollis pale

22/11/2020 Dirk Van den Abeele Articles - Artikels, Articles UK, General

Agapornis roseicollis pale? By Dirk Van den Abeele Ornitho-Genetics VZW MUTAVI, Research & Advice Group Published BVA Magazine August 2017

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Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics

18/11/2020 Dirk Van den Abeele General 2 comments

Nature ( the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journal) published an article  in which they announced a substantial step towards the

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FAQ: can we have DF hens in SL (incomplete) dominant mutations?

12/11/2020 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ, General

FAQ: can we have DF hens in SL (incomplete) dominant mutations?  Answer: NO A sex linked (incomplete) dominant mutation is

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On request: Agapornis roseicollis: dilute versus pallid

06/11/2020 Dirk Van den Abeele Articles - Artikels, Articles UK 10 comments

Agapornis roseicollis: dilute versus pallid By Dirk Van den Abeele Ornitho-Genetics VZW MUTAVI, Research & Advice group Published BVA-International Journal 

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