Widespread nocturnality of living birds stemming from their common ancestor

Widespread nocturnality of living birds stemming from their common ancestor

Abstract 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 linea...

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Main Author: Yonghua Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Nocturnality
Phototransduction genes
Positive selection
Diel activity pattern
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1508-y

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