Contrasted evolution of the vomeronasal receptor repertoires in mammals and squamate reptiles

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 389-401

  Brykczynska, Urszula ^a   Tzika, Athanasia C ^a   Rodriguez, Ivan ^a   Milinkovitch, Michel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Evolution of sensorial abilities; Monogenic expression; Phylogeny; Snakes; Squamates; Vomeronasal organ (VNO)

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; PANTHEROPHIS GUTTATUS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84876568445     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evt013     Document Type: Article

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