New evidence for the role of heterochrony in the repeated evolution of cichlid opsin expression

Evolution and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-203

  O'Quin, Kelly E ^a   Smith, Adam R ^a   Sharma, Anit ^a   Carleton, Karen L ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONE OPSIN; FISH PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CICHLID; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; HETEROCHRONY (ONTOGENY); PHOTORECEPTION; PHYLOGENETICS; VISION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CICHLID; COLOR VISION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; COLOR VISION; CONE OPSINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FISH PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS;

AFRICAN CICHLIDS; ASTATOTILAPIA BURTONI; CICHLIDAE; MELANOCHROMIS AURATUS;

EID: 79952712062     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2011.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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