Dirk Van den Abeele
We just received the terrible news that Gerald Van der Linde passed away this morning. Gerald was one of the
We updated our info on FAQ: Blue x Blue is Green? FAQ: blue x blue = ??? green??
FAQ: is there a visual difference between blue1 and blue2? Answer: I am afraid not. There were rumours / assumptions
The article on this particular case was published in BVA-International Journal of April 2009 By Dirk Van den Abeele Ornitho-Genetics
As we announced on this blog in 2014: the swift parrot [Lathamus discolor] is an endangered parrot. And unfortunately the
Can Agapornis spp talk? I often get that question. In the past thirty years, I have received only one report
Blue Agapornis fischeri and Agapornis personatus are considered not producing any psittacofulvins (psittacines) in the feathers. However, we could not
Long time we suspected that only Agapornis roseicollis is transporting nesting material between the feathers on her rump or upper
FAQ: Are slaty and misty the same mutation and / or are they a grey mutant? The answer is actually
Agapornis roseicollis pale? By Dirk Van den Abeele Ornitho-Genetics VZW MUTAVI, Research & Advice Group Published BVA Magazine August 2017
Nature ( the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journal) published an article in which they announced a substantial step towards the
FAQ: can we have DF hens in SL (incomplete) dominant mutations? Answer: NO A sex linked (incomplete) dominant mutation is
Agapornis roseicollis: dilute versus pallid By Dirk Van den Abeele Ornitho-Genetics VZW MUTAVI, Research & Advice group Published BVA-International Journal
Agapornis fischeri dominant reduced (nm) – mutationem novum Door Dirk Van den Abeele Ornitho-Genetics VZW MUTAVI, Research & Advice Group
Researchers at Powdermill Nature Reserve observe rare gynandromorph bird containing both male and female characteristics [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 28, 2020]
The Tres Marías archipelago off western Mexico, is currently considered to have 24 endemic subspecies of landbirds. In a recent