Opsin transcripts of predatory diving beetles: a comparison of surface and subterranean photic niches

Opsin transcripts of predatory diving beetles: a comparison of surface and subterranean photic niches

The regressive evolution of eyes has long intrigued biologists yet the genetic underpinnings remain opaque. A system of discrete aquifers in arid Australia provides a powerful comparative means to explore trait regression at the genomic level. Multiple surface ancestors from two tribes of diving bee...

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Main Authors: Simon M. Tierney, Steven J. B. Cooper, Kathleen M. Saint, Terry Bertozzi, Josephine Hyde, William F. Humphreys, Andrew D. Austin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2015-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
regressive evolution
opsin
pleiotropy
pseudogene
bidessini
hydroporini
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.140386

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