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Widespread nocturnality of living birds stemming from their common ancestor
BACKGROUND: Many living birds exhibit some nocturnal activity, but the genetic basis and evolutionary origins of their nocturnality remain unknown. RESULTS: Here, we used a molecular phyloecological approach to analyze the adaptive evolution of 33 phototransduction genes in diverse bird lineages. Ou...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6794809/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31619159 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1508-y |