Abnormal Feather Phenotype Associated with a Fatal Stress Response and Unusual Tolerance to Human Contact in the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia castanotis).

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The zebra finch (Taeniopygia castanotis) is a songbird sold in the pet trade and commonly used in research. In this report, we describe a set of partially overlapping traits shared by 3 birds in 2 broods from the same nest box that included atypical morphologic, developmental, and behavioral characteristics. The most obvious feature of this novel phenotype was feathers exhibiting a clumped appearance, which was...

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