research Dermo-Epidermal Interactions in Reptilian Scales: Speculations on the Evolution of Scales, Feathers, and Hairs
Reptilian scales, feathers, and hairs evolved from changes in skin cell interactions.
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cDermo-1 causes dense skin, feathers, and scales in chickens.
research Keratinization of sheath and calamus cells in developing and regenerating feathers
Feathers become harder as they develop due to a change in keratin type.
research Deadly Hairs, Lethal Feathers: Convergent Evolution of Poisonous Integument in Mammals and Birds
Mammals and birds have evolved poisonous skin and feathers for defense.
research Influence of Dietary Feathers on the Fecal Microbiota in Captive Arctic Fox: Do Dietary Hair or Feathers Play a Role in the Evolution of Carnivorous Mammals?
Feathers in diet increase gut bacteria diversity in Arctic foxes.
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