Genomic insight into the nocturnal adaptation of the black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Abstract Background The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) is an ardeid bird successfully adapted to the nocturnal environment. Previous studies had indicated that the eyes of the night herons have evolved several specialized morphological traits favoring nocturnal vision. However, th...

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Principais autores:	Haoran Luo, Site Luo, Wenzhen Fang, Qingxian Lin, Xiaolin Chen, Xiaoping Zhou
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	BMC 2022-10-01
coleção:	BMC Genomics
Assuntos:	Vision genes Olfactory receptor genes Nocturnal adaptation Positive selection Relaxed and intensified selection Ardeidae birds
Acesso em linha:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08904-y
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