Vulture Genomes Reveal Molecular Adaptations Underlying Obligate Scavenging and Low Levels of Genetic Diversity

Obligate scavenging on the dead and decaying animal matter is a rare dietary specialization that in extant vertebrates is restricted to vultures. These birds perform essential ecological services, yet many vulture species have undergone recent steep population declines and are now endangered. To tes...

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Autores principales: Zou, Dahu, Tian, Shilin, Zhang, Tongzuo, Zhuoma, Nima, Wu, Guosheng, Wang, Muyang, Dong, Lu, Rossiter, Stephen J, Zhao, Huabin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Discoveries
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8382910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33944941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab130

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8382910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33944941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab130

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