Picture a pigeon: gray body, iridescent neck feathers, probably pecking away at trash on a city sidewalk. But there are actually more than 350 different breeds of pigeon, and many of them look ...

To clarify the family tree of pigeon breeds, Mike Shapiro, a biologist who studies the genetics of diversity at the University of Utah, undertook the first ever genetic classification of domestic ...

In the new study, genetic comparisons of 361 individuals representing 70 domestic pigeon breeds and two free-living populations yielded some surprises. In many cases, species with similarly bold ...

Humans have shaped the domestic pigeon into hundreds of breeds of various shapes, colors and attributes — a diversity that captivated Charles Darwin, who even conducted breeding experiments on ...

— -- Some 7,844 pigeons gathered this weekend at the 93rd annual Grand National Pigeon Show, and not one was the average street bird. Welcome to the world of fancy pigeons, a niche hobby held ...

Just as in dogs, the pigeon breeds display a striking array of differences - in behaviour, feather ornaments and colour patterns They may not be everybody's favourite, but pigeons have now joined ...

How the 'street pigeon' got its fancy on Date: January 19, 2012 Source: Cell Press Summary: Pigeons come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Some have feathers reaching up over their heads like a hood.