A rod cell marker of nocturnal ancestry

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-210

  Perry, George H ^a   Pickrell, Joseph K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathemeral; Diurnal; Nocturnal; Opsin; Primate origins

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; HUMAN EVOLUTION; MAMMAL; PRIMATE;

PRIMATES;

EID: 74449093732     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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