"Pigmentation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Coloration or discoloration of a part by a pigment.
| Descriptor ID |
D010858
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.620 G16.690
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pigmentation" by people in Profiles.
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Genetic, developmental, and neural changes underlying the evolution of butterfly mate preference. PLoS Biol. 2025 Mar; 23(3):e3002989.
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The Evolution of Multiple Color Mechanisms Is Correlated with Diversification in Sunbirds (Nectariniidae). Syst Biol. 2024 Jul 27; 73(2):343-354.
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New molecular insights into butterfly pigmentation. Cell Rep. 2023 08 29; 42(8):112981.
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Divergent expression of aristaless1 and aristaless2 during embryonic appendage and pupal wing development in butterflies. BMC Biol. 2023 05 11; 21(1):104.
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aristaless1 has a dual role in appendage formation and wing color specification during butterfly development. BMC Biol. 2023 05 04; 21(1):100.
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Complex plumages spur rapid color diversification in kingfishers (Aves: Alcedinidae). Elife. 2023 04 21; 12.
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Developmental, cellular and biochemical basis of transparency in clearwing butterflies. J Exp Biol. 2021 05 15; 224(10).
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Highly Efficient Knockout of a Squid Pigmentation Gene. Curr Biol. 2020 09 07; 30(17):3484-3490.e4.
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Structural color in Junonia butterflies evolves by tuning scale lamina thickness. Elife. 2020 04 07; 9.
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Butterfly Mimicry Polymorphisms Highlight Phylogenetic Limits of Gene Reuse in the Evolution of Diverse Adaptations. Mol Biol Evol. 2019 12 01; 36(12):2842-2853.