Expanded olfactory system in ray-finned fishes capable of terrestrial exploration

Expanded olfactory system in ray-finned fishes capable of terrestrial exploration

Abstract Background Smell abilities differ greatly among vertebrate species due to distinct sensory needs, with exceptional variability reported in the number of olfactory genes and the size of the odour-processing regions of the brain. However, key environmental factors shaping genomic and phenotyp...

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Main Authors: Demian Burguera, Francesco Dionigi, Kristina Kverková, Sylke Winkler, Thomas Brown, Martin Pippel, Yicheng Zhang, Maxwell Shafer, Annika L. A. Nichols, Eugene Myers, Pavel Němec, Zuzana Musilova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
Sensory evolution
Amphibious fishes
Olfactory receptors
Evolutionary transition
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01661-8

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