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Visual adaptation of opsin genes to the aquatic environment in sea snakes

BACKGROUND: Evolutionary transitions from terrestrial to aquatic life history cause drastic changes in sensory systems. Indeed, the drastic changes in vision have been reported in many aquatic amniotes, convergently. Recently, the opsin genes of the full-aquatic sea snakes have been reported. Howeve...

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Autores principales: Seiko, Takashi, Kishida, Takushi, Toyama, Mina, Hariyama, Takahiko, Okitsu, Takashi, Wada, Akimori, Toda, Mamoru, Satta, Yoko, Terai, Yohey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7690139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33243140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01725-1