Molecular Evolution of Visual System Genes in Fishes

For many species, vision contributes to a number of fitness-related tasks, including mating and the detection of prey and predators. Selection on the visual system should therefore be strong, especially when ecological or genomic changes open new avenues for evolutionary changes. Visual system pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weadick, Cameron James
Other Authors: Chang, Belinda
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/32333