Vomeronasal and Olfactory Structures in Bats Revealed by DiceCT Clarify Genetic Evidence of Function

The degree to which molecular and morphological loss of function occurs synchronously during the vestigialization of traits is not well understood. The mammalian vomeronasal system, a sense critical for mediating many social and reproductive behaviors, is highly conserved across mammals. New World L...

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Main Authors: Laurel R. Yohe, Simone Hoffmann, Abigail Curtis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnana.2018.00032/full