Rhodopsin population genetics and local adaptation: Variable dim-light vision in sand gobies is illuminated

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 4140-4142

  Ebert, Daniel ^a   Andrew, Rose L ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dim light vision; Local adaptation; Opsin; Positive selection; Rhodopsin

Indexed keywords

RHODOPSIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PERCIFORMES; POPULATION GENETICS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; PERCIFORMES; RHODOPSIN; SELECTION (GENETICS);

KRAEMERIIDAE; POMATOSCHISTUS MINUTUS;

EID: 70349859862     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04332.x     Document Type: Article

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