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Scientific Documents

This page contains links to publicly available scientific documents and news articles about peafowl. Some of the links lead to abstracts and titles; you may need to use them to find the full article if it is not available online, or is behind a paywall.

Please be aware that not all scientific documentation is created equally. Some documentation is not peer-reviewed, and sometimes one document disagrees with another. Often, documentation is a starting point which concludes more research is necessary to come to a proper conclusion. Sometimes, old documentation is replaced by updated documentation that disproves it.

This page is an archive of documentation links through history, not a bible of scientific truth as it stands presently.

Scientific Documents

  • De novo assembly of the Indian blue peacock (Pavo cristatus) genome using Oxford Nanopore technology and Illumina sequencing
    • Genome assembly AIIM_Pcri_1.0 (the genome/chromosomes of wild Indian blue peafowl)
  • Complete mitochondrial genome of the Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), with phylogenetic analysis in phasianidae
    • Secondary link

  • Case of necrotic enteritis associated with campylobacteriosis and coccidiosis in an adult Indian peacock (Pavo cristatus)
  • Foulards in Peafowl How to Turn a Peahen into a Peacock (Vol 27, no. 4, 2000)
  • Through their eyes: selective attention in peahens during courtship
    • Secondary link


News Articles

  • Captive Bird Diets vs Wild Bird Diets
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  • Welcome
  • Adult Peafowl
    • Indian Blue/Wild Type
    • Autosomal Mutations >
      • Buford Bronze
      • Charcoal
      • Jade
      • Midnight
      • Montana
      • Opal
      • Steel >
        • Steel
      • Ultramarine
      • White
    • Sex-Linked Mutations >
      • Cameo
      • Peach
      • USA Purple
      • European Violet
      • Sonja's Violeta
    • Dual+ Colors >
      • Hazel/Indigo
      • Ivory
      • Mocha
      • Platinum
      • Rosewood
      • Taupe
    • Comparison Images
    • Progressive Pied
    • Green
    • Spalding
    • Bloopers
  • Peachicks
    • Less Than 2 Weeks
    • 2 Weeks
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  • Breeding, Eggs, & Nests
    • Hens Preparing to Lay
    • Nests
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    • Abnormal Eggs
    • Candling eggs
  • Health & Anatomy
    • Scientific Documentation
    • Avian Vets
    • Xrays and Taxidermy
    • Feathers
    • Injuries
    • Necropsy
    • Fixing Chick Toes/Feet
    • Peafowl Diapers
  • Reference Links
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