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Dynamic evolution of the alpha (α) and beta (β) keratins has accompanied integument diversification and the adaptation of birds into novel lifestyles

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Ecology and Evolution, December 2014
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Title
Dynamic evolution of the alpha (α) and beta (β) keratins has accompanied integument diversification and the adaptation of birds into novel lifestyles
Published in
BMC Ecology and Evolution, December 2014
DOI 10.1186/s12862-014-0249-1
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Authors

Matthew J Greenwold, Weier Bao, Erich D Jarvis, Haofu Hu, Cai Li, M Thomas P Gilbert, Guojie Zhang, Roger H Sawyer

Abstract

Vertebrate skin appendages are constructed of keratins produced by multigene families. Alpha (α) keratins are found in all vertebrates, while beta (β) keratins are found exclusively in reptiles and birds. We have studied the molecular evolution of these gene families in the genomes of 48 phylogenetically diverse birds and their expression in the scales and feathers of the chicken.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Portugal 2 1%
Colombia 1 <1%
Chile 1 <1%
France 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Taiwan 1 <1%
Japan 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 131 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 29 21%
Student > Bachelor 19 14%
Student > Master 13 9%
Researcher 12 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 11 8%
Other 26 19%
Unknown 30 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 46 33%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 25 18%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 6 4%
Engineering 5 4%
Materials Science 4 3%
Other 19 14%
Unknown 35 25%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 35. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 March 2020.
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#1,162,496
of 25,584,565 outputs
Outputs from BMC Ecology and Evolution
#269
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#14,784
of 364,307 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Ecology and Evolution
#9
of 64 outputs
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