Daily activity patterns influence retinal morphology, signatures of selection, and spectral tuning of opsin genes in colubrid snakes

Daily activity patterns influence retinal morphology, signatures of selection, and spectral tuning of opsin genes in colubrid snakes

Abstract Background Morphological divergences of snake retinal structure point to complex evolutionary processes and adaptations. The Colubridae family has a remarkable variety of retinal structure that can range from all-cone and all-rod to duplex (cone/rod) retinas. To explore whether nocturnal ve...

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Main Authors: E. Hauzman, D. M. O. Bonci, E. Y. Suárez-Villota, M. Neitz, D. F. Ventura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Serpents
Retina
Visual pigments
Circadian activity pattern
dN/dS
Visual ecology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-1110-0

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