Racing Pigeon Research Literature Index

This site indexes 9 real, traceable racing pigeon research papers.

Paper	Author	Year	Journal	Evidence grade
A single nucleotide polymorphism in exon 3 of the myostatin gene in different breeds of domestic pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)	A. Dybus et al.	2013	Veterinární medicína	Association
Prospective study relating genotype profiles with race performance in racing pigeons	Geert Kolvenbag et al.	2022	Journal of Applied Genetics	Association
Signatures of selection on standing genetic variation underlie athletic and navigational performance in racing pigeons	Gazda MA et al.	2018	Molecular Biology and Evolution	Association
What it takes to fly: the structural and functional respiratory refinements in birds and bats	J. N. Maina	2000	Journal of Experimental Biology	Background
LDHA gene is associated with pigeon survivability during racing competitions	Ramadan S et al.	2018	PLOS ONE	Association
Introduction to Quantitative Genetics	Falconer DS and Mackay TFC	1996	Textbook	Methodology
Genomic diversity and evolution of the head crest in the rock pigeon	Michael D. Shapiro et al.	2013	Science	Genomic Resource
Divergence, convergence, and the ancestry of feral populations in the domestic rock pigeon	Sydney A. Stringham et al.	2012	Current Biology	Population Genetics
Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation	Guojie Zhang et al.	2014	Science	Comparative Genomics

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