Strong links between genomic and anatomical diversity in both mammalian olfactory chemosensory systems

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1783, 2014, Pages

  Garrett, Eva C ^a,b   Steiper, Michael E ^a,b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology NYCEP   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomical evolution; Genomic evolution; Mammalian evolution; Olfaction

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; GENOME; MAMMAL; ODOR; OLFACTION; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANIMAL; ANTENNA (ORGAN); BLATTELLIDAE; FEMALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOUCH;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD ANTENNAE; BLATTELLIDAE; FEMALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL FACILITATION; TOUCH;

EID: 84902683161     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2828     Document Type: Article

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