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Evolution of digestive enzymes and dietary diversification in birds
As the most species-rich class of tetrapod vertebrates, Aves possesses diverse feeding habits, with multiple origins of insectivory, carnivory, frugivory, nectarivory, granivory and omnivory. Since digestive enzymes mediate and limit energy and nutrient uptake, we hypothesized that genes encoding di...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6487185/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31086749 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6840 |