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Birds Generally Carry a Small Repertoire of Bitter Taste Receptor Genes
As they belong to the most species-rich class of tetrapod vertebrates, birds have long been believed to possess an inferior taste system. However, the bitter taste is fundamental in birds to recognize dietary toxins (which are typically bitter) in potential food sources. To characterize the evolutio...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4607536/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26342138 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evv180 |