The epidermis and its appendages develop from a single layer of multipotent embryonic
progenitor keratinocytes. Embryonic stem cells receive cues from their environment that …

Epithelial stem cells in the skin are specified during development and are governed by
epithelial–mesenchymal interactions to differentially adopt the cell fates that enable them to …

Three strikingly different alternative male mating morphs (aggressive'independents',
semicooperative'satellites' and female-mimic'faeders') coexist as a balanced polymorphism …

Mathematical reaction-diffusion models have been suggested to describe formation of
animal pigmentation patterns and distribution of epidermal appendages. However, the …

The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling cascade represents one of the
cardinal pathways that transmits information between cells during development in a broad …

In China, the sale of freshly slaughtered chickens is becoming increasingly popular in
comparison with that of live chickens, and due to this emerging trend, the skin and feather …

A key initial event in hair follicle morphogenesis is the localised thickening of the skin
epithelium to form a placode, partitioning future hair follicle epithelium from interfollicular …

For well over half of the 150 years since the discovery of the neural crest, the special ability
of these cells to function as a source of species‐specific pattern has been clearly …

Hair follicles form during embryonic development and, after birth, undergo recurrent cycling
of growth, regression, and relative quiescence. As a functional mini-organ, the hair follicle …

Pattern formation is a fundamental morphogenetic process. Models based on genetic and
epigenetic control have been proposed but remain controversial. Here we use feather …