Adaptive evolution of the Hox gene family for development in bats and dolphins.

Bats and cetaceans (i.e., whales, dolphins, porpoises) are two kinds of mammals with unique locomotive styles and occupy novel niches. Bats are the only mammals capable of sustained flight in the sky, while cetaceans have returned to the aquatic environment and are specialized for swimming. Associat...

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Main Authors: Lu Liang, Yong-Yi Shen, Xiao-Wei Pan, Tai-Cheng Zhou, Chao Yang, David M Irwin, Ya-Ping Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3692524?pdf=render