Degeneration patterns of the olfactory receptor genes in sea snakes

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 302-310

  Kishida, T ^a   Hikida, T ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Environmental adaptation; Olfactory receptor; Pseudogene; Sea snake; Serpent

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; GENE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OLFACTORY CUE; SNAKE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOGENE; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOGENES; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; SNAKES;

COLUBROIDEA; HYDROPHIIDAE; TYPHLOPIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 74349129193     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01899.x     Document Type: Article

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