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Shell Pigmentation

Shell Pigmentation is an eggshell quality trait defined as the coloration and patterning resulting from the spatial and quantitative deposition of specific pigment compounds into the calcareous shell matrix during egg formation.

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Symbolic use of marine shells and mineral pigments by Iberian Neandertals

Joào Zilhão, Diego E. Angelucci, Ernestina Badal et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 670 citations · Full text

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Avian egg colour and sexual selection: does eggshell pigmentation reflect female condition and genetic quality?

Juan Moreno, José Luis Osorno · Ecology Letters · 2003 · 325 citations

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Why egg yolk is yellow

Jonathan D. Blount, David J. Houston, Anders Pape Møller · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2000 · 290 citations

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Why are birds’ eggs speckled?

Andrew Gosler, James P. Higham, S. James Reynolds · Ecology Letters · 2005 · 263 citations

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A survey of avian eggshell pigments

G. Y. Kennedy, H. G. Vevers · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry · 1976 · 259 citations

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    Phillip Cassey

    The University of Adelaide, Australia

    22 publications · 1.2K citations

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    Márk E. Hauber

    City University of New York, United States

    22 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. HY
    Hong Yu

    Ocean University of China, China

    18 publications · 632 citations

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    Lingfeng Kong

    Ocean University of China, China

    16 publications · 595 citations

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    Daniel Hanley

    Long Island University, United States

    15 publications · 624 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    20 h-index

    78 publications

    5.1K citations

  2. Ocean University of China

    Qingdao, China

    19 h-index

    119 publications

    4.3K citations

  3. Hunter College

    New York, United States

    16 h-index

    26 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. City University of New York

    New York, United States

    15 h-index

    25 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. The University of Adelaide

    Adelaide, Australia

    14 h-index

    27 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology

    Qingdao, China

    14 h-index

    27 publications

    718 citations

  7. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    23 publications

    1.5K citations

  8. Palacký University Olomouc

    Olomouc, Czechia

    12 h-index

    17 publications

    991 citations

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  1. Aquaculture

    24 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. Poultry Science

    30 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

    21 publications · 749 citations

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  4. Journal of Avian Biology

    16 publications · 579 citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    11 publications · 460 citations

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