Can colour vision re-evolve? Variation in the X-linked opsin locus of cathemeral Azara’s owl monkeys (Aotus azarae azarae)

BACKGROUND: Do evolutionary specializations lead to evolutionary constraint? This appears plausible, particularly when specialization leads to loss of complex adaptations. In the owl monkey lineage, nocturnality clearly arose from a diurnal ancestor. This behavioural shift was accompanied by morphol...

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Autores principales: Mundy, N. I., Morningstar, N. C., Baden, A. L., Fernandez-Duque, E., Dávalos, V. M., Bradley, B. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4765118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26913052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-016-0139-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4765118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26913052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-016-0139-z

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