Hi, sort of related is the domestication of the canary and changes from
dichromatic to monochromatic colouration in birds -
Domestication of the canary, Serinus canaria - the change from green to
yellow. Birkhead 2004. Archives of Natural History, Volume 31 Issue 1,
Page 50-56
Rapid Evolution of Bright Monochromatism in the Domestic Atlantic Canary
(Serinus canaria)
Rebecca E. Koch and Geoffrey E. Hill
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology Dec 2015 : Vol. 127, Issue 4
Sheila
SH-D ArchaeoZoology
http://www.shd-archzoo.co.uk
On 31/05/2016 10:31, Foster, Alison wrote:
> Hi Otis,
>
> You might find breed conservationist Andrew Sheppy's article on the genetics of colour variation in domestic chickens useful.
>
> Sheppy, A. 2011. The colour of domestication and the designer chicken. Optics and Laser Technology, 43 (2), 295-301.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Alison Foster
>
> PhD candidate
> School of Archaeology and Ancient History
> University of Leicester
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> Cultural and Scientific Perceptions of Human-Chicken Interactions
> http://scicultchickens.org/
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> Subject: [ZOOARCH] Depigmentation in Domestic Birds
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> Hello all,
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> Does anyone know of an article on de-pigmentation in domestic birds?
>
> I'm trying to explain why the appearance of white geese in the old world demonstrates domestication.
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> Thanks,
>
> Otis Gilbert
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> MA Student at the University of Sheffield
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