Being red, blue and green: the genetic basis of coloration differences in the strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio)

Being red, blue and green: the genetic basis of coloration differences in the strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio)

Abstract Background Animal coloration is usually an adaptive attribute, under strong local selection pressures and often diversified among species or populations. The strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio) shows an impressive array of color morphs across its distribution in Central America. Here w...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ariel Rodríguez, Nicholas I. Mundy, Roberto Ibáñez, Heike Pröhl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Coloration genetics
Pigments
Gene expression
SNPs
Poison frog
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-6719-5

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-6719-5

Similar Items