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The classic citation on
the nature and evolution of beta keratin is
Brush, AH (1993) The origin of feathers: A novel approach In Avian Biology Vol
IX: 212-162. Farner, King & Parks,eds.
Academic Press.
The most recent published paper on
feather evolution is
Brush, AH (1996) On the Origins of feathers. J. Evol. Biol.
9:131-142.
There are several more papers in press,
mostly in the recent Dinofest, SICB and Yale Symposia. However, the most likely
to be available soon is
Prumm, R (in press, 1999).The Development and Evolutionary Origin of Feather. J.
Exptl. Zool 285(4)
But it is the first two that give the
most information on the beta keratins and their incorporation and function in
feathers, scales, claws and beaks.
Cheers,
Alan H.
Brush
92 High St. Mystic, CT 06355 brush@uconn.cted.edu
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