“Melanin Pigmentation in Finches part 2 : What is that mutation?”
Speaker: Dr Terry Martin
Venue: Morningside Hall, corner Thynne Road and Wynnum Road, Morningside.
Date: 6 December 2024
Time: 6:30pm for 7:30pm start.
Terry Martin is a practising vet in Brisbane and is well known in Zebra Finch circles as one of the initiators of the National Zebra Finch Show, of Zebra Finch standards and as keen student of colour and how it is produced.
In December 2023 Terry gave part 1 of this talk on Melanin pigmentation when he focused on function and production of melanins and the colours they produce. In Part 2 Terry will explore how different genetic mutations which influence the melanin pathway are expressed to give the mutations we see in some of our finches. This will be a fascinating talk providing breeders with important basic knowledge needed to understand mutations. Dont miss Part 2 and also hear Terry discuss the evolution of colour in finches at the Finches ’25 convention.
