Dolphin genome provides evidence for adaptive evolution of nervous system genes and a molecular rate slowdown

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1743, 2012, Pages 3643-3651

  McGowen, Michael R ^a   Grossman, Lawrence I ^a   Wildman, Derek E ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Cetacea; Dolphin; Evolution; Genome; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DOLPHIN; ELEPHANT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENOME; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIMATE; PROTEIN; WHALE;

EID: 84864959956     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.0869     Document Type: Article

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