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List of works by Matthew B Toomey

A complex carotenoid palette tunes avian colour vision

scientific article

A description of unique fluorescent yellow pigments in penguin feathers

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A genetic mechanism for sexual dichromatism in birds

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

A non-coding region near controls head colour polymorphism in the Gouldian finch

scientific article published on 3 October 2018

Cambrian origin of the CYP27C1-mediated vitamin A1-to-A2 switch, a key mechanism of vertebrate sensory plasticity.

scientific article published on 5 July 2017

Complementary shifts in photoreceptor spectral tuning unlock the full adaptive potential of ultraviolet vision in birds

scientific article

Cyp27c1 Red-Shifts the Spectral Sensitivity of Photoreceptors by Converting Vitamin A1 into A2.

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Development and genetics of red coloration in the zebrafish relative Danio albolineatus

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Genetic Basis for Red Coloration in Birds.

scientific article published on 18 May 2016

High-density lipoprotein receptor SCARB1 is required for carotenoid coloration in birds

scientific article published on 2 May 2017

Human cytochrome P450 27C1 catalyzes 3,4-desaturation of retinoids.

scientific article

Ketocarotenoid circulation, but not retinal carotenoid accumulation, is linked to eye disease status in a wild songbird

scientific article published on 27 September 2013

Mate choice for a male carotenoid-based ornament is linked to female dietary carotenoid intake and accumulation.

scientific article

Modified saponification and HPLC methods for analyzing carotenoids from the retina of quail: implications for its use as a nonprimate model species

scientific article published on 01 September 2007

Naturally high plasma glucose levels in mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) do not lead to high levels of reactive oxygen species in the vasculature

scientific article published on 19 May 2011

No evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird.

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Optics of cone photoreceptors in the chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus).

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Testing the resource trade-off hypothesis for carotenoid-based signal honesty using genetic variants of the domestic canary

scientific article published on 18 March 2019

The effects of dietary carotenoid intake on carotenoid accumulation in the retina of a wild bird, the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus).

scientific article published on 3 July 2010

The effects of dietary carotenoid supplementation and retinal carotenoid accumulation on vision-mediated foraging in the house finch

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Thyroid hormone regulates distinct paths to maturation in pigment cell lineages

scientific article published on 29 May 2019

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