Myoglobin primary structure reveals multiple convergent transitions to semi-aquatic life in the world's smallest mammalian divers

The speciose mammalian order Eulipotyphla (moles, shrews, hedgehogs, solenodons) combines an unusual diversity of semi-aquatic, semi-fossorial, and fossorial forms that arose from terrestrial forbearers. However, our understanding of the ecomorphological pathways leading to these lifestyles has been...

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Main Authors: Kai He, Triston G Eastman, Hannah Czolacz, Shuhao Li, Akio Shinohara, Shin-ichiro Kawada, Mark S Springer, Michael Berenbrink, Kevin L Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-05-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/66797