Population size and plumage polymorphism of feral pigeon (<i>Columba livia</i>forma<i>urbana</i>) from urban environment of Košice city (Slovakia)

Čanády, Alexander; Mošanský, Ladislav

doi:10.1080/21658005.2013.797149

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“…Despite the genetic complexity of the full spectrum of plumage pattern diversity in pigeons, classical genetic experiments demonstrate that major wing shield pigmentation phenotypes are determined by an allelic series at a single locus ( C , for ‘checker’ pattern) that produces four phenotypes: T-check ( C T allele, also called T-pattern), checker ( C ), bar ( + ), and barless ( c ), in decreasing order of dominance and melanism ( Figure 1A ) ( Bonhote and Smalley, 1911 ; Hollander, 1938a , 1983b ; Levi, 1986 ; Sell, 2012 ). Bar is the ancestral phenotype ( Darwin, 1859 ; Darwin, 1868 ), yet checker and T-check can occur at higher frequencies than bar in urban feral populations, suggesting a fitness advantage in areas of dense human habitation ( Goodwin, 1952 ; Obukhova and Kreslavskii, 1984 ; Johnston and Janiga, 1995 ; Čanády and Mošanský, 2013 ).…”

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Introgression of regulatory alleles and a missense coding mutation drive plumage pattern diversity in the rock pigeon

Vickrey

Bruders

Kronenberg

et al. 2018

eLife

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Birds and other vertebrates display stunning variation in pigmentation patterning, yet the genes controlling this diversity remain largely unknown. Rock pigeons (Columba livia) are fundamentally one of four color pattern phenotypes, in decreasing order of melanism: T-check, checker, bar (ancestral), or barless. Using whole-genome scans, we identified NDP as a candidate gene for this variation. Allele-specific expression differences in NDP indicate cis-regulatory divergence between ancestral and melanistic alleles. Sequence comparisons suggest that derived alleles originated in the speckled pigeon (Columba guinea), providing a striking example of introgression. In contrast, barless rock pigeons have an increased incidence of vision defects and, like human families with hereditary blindness, carry start-codon mutations in NDP. In summary, we find that both coding and regulatory variation in the same gene drives wing pattern diversity, and post-domestication introgression supplied potentially advantageous melanistic alleles to feral populations of this ubiquitous urban bird.

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Introgression of regulatory alleles and a missense coding mutation drive plumage pattern diversity in the rock pigeon

Vickrey

Bruders

Kronenberg

et al. 2018

eLife

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“…Several studies about colour morph variations of the feral pigeon along urbanisation gradients showed an increased melanism in increasingly urbanised areas (Jacquin et al . 2013, Obukhova 2011, but see Čanády & Mošanský 2013) (Figure 2a); this pattern was not confirmed in the black goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus ; Sumasgutner et al . 2018a).…”

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United colours of the city: A review about urbanisation impact on animal colours

Leveau

2021

Austral Ecology

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Habitat colour gradients characterise urban areas: from green prevailing in the least urbanised areas dominated by lawn, shrubs and trees, to grey characteristic of heavily urbanised areas dominated by impervious surfaces. These changes may promote modifications in community composition and intraspecific colour changes in species occurring in urban areas. This review's objectives were: (1) to analyse reported patterns of animal colour change between urban and non‐urban areas; (2) to identify the main mechanisms underlying those patterns; and (3) to determine research bias and suggest future research directions. A bibliometric on animal colour patterns using Scopus resulted in 62 studies being found and their findings assessed. Most studies were focused on birds (N = 38) and were conducted in the Northern Hemisphere (N = 55), with 90% analysing intraspecific colour changes. Intraspecific studies found three main patterns: (1) urban melanism, with polymorphic species of insects, birds and reptiles showing darker colouration in urban areas than in non‐urban areas; (2) urban dullness, with carotenoid‐based plumage colours being duller in urban than in rural areas; and (3) a reduction in conspicuousness of sexually selected plumages in urban areas. Interspecific studies suggested that urban areas are filters for animal colours, promoting the colonisation of those species that increase camouflage or exhibit warning colours to predators. More studies are needed in the Southern Hemisphere and at the interspecific level to determine the role of animal colours in urban colonisation.

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“…En carácter dominante el gen provoca (G) una mezcla de pelos blancos y negros, dando studies in domestic populations of cats (9) and pigeons (10) have been conducted through the use of genes related to their coat color.…”

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Genetic diversity detection of the domestic horse (Equus caballus) by genes associated with coat color

Correa

et al. 2015

Rev MVZ Córdoba

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Objective. To assess the population structure and genetic diversity in populations of domestic horse (Equus caballus) in the municipality Cienaga de Oro-Córdoba (Colombia). Materials and methods. Random sampling were conducted between August and October 2013, in adult animals on farms seven districts, which was carried out phenotypic characterization of each animal, based on autosomal markers encoding morphological Extension (E) , Agouti (A), Cream (C), White (W), Gray (G), Tobiano (TO), Overo (O) and Roan (RN). Population genetic parameters: allele frequency, genetic diversity, gene flow, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and genetic distance were calculated through the program POPGENE 1.31; the genetic structure was assessed using the program FSTAT v. 2.9.3.2. Results. 341 individuals were analyzed in the seven populations studied, where the Extension gene Was the MOST faq frequently as the Overo and Tobiano genes showed the lowest values. Insignificant values of genetic variability and population recorded a global level, likewise, low genetic differentiation among populations, accompanied by a high gene flow was obtained; an excess of heterozygotes at population and global level was observed; to this is added the presence of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in all populations relative to the markers studied and low genetic distance values were reported. Conclusions. The populations are highly genetically related, a situation that may result from the existing geographical proximity between them, favoring genetic exchange and the establishment of a metapopulation.

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Population size and plumage polymorphism of feral pigeon (Columba liviaformaurbana) from urban environment of Košice city (Slovakia)

Cited by 8 publications

References 8 publications

Introgression of regulatory alleles and a missense coding mutation drive plumage pattern diversity in the rock pigeon

Introgression of regulatory alleles and a missense coding mutation drive plumage pattern diversity in the rock pigeon

United colours of the city: A review about urbanisation impact on animal colours

Genetic diversity detection of the domestic horse (Equus caballus) by genes associated with coat color

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