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Parallel molecular evolution in pathways, genes, and sites in high-elevation hummingbirds revealed by comparative transcriptomics
High-elevation organisms experience shared environmental challenges that include low oxygen availability, cold temperatures, and …
Marisa C.W. Lim
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Christopher C. Witt
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Catherine H. Graham
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Liliana M. Dávalos
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Protocols for the Molecular Evolutionary Analysis of Membrane Protein Gene Duplicates
Gene duplication is an important process in the evolution of gene content in eukaryotic genomes. Understanding when gene duplicates …
Laurel R. Yohe
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Liang Liu
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Liliana M. Dávalos
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David A. Liberles
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Trpc2 pseudogenization dynamics in bats reveal ancestral vomeronasal signaling, then pervasive loss
Comparative methods are often used to infer loss or gain of complex phenotypes, but few studies take advantage of genes tightly linked …
Laurel R. Yohe
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Ramatu Abubakar
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Christina Giordano
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Elizabeth R. Dumont
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Karen E. Sears
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Stephen J. Rossiter
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Liliana M. Dávalos
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Molecular evolution of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor 1 receptors in long-lived, small-bodied mammals
Mammals typically display a robust positive relationship between lifespan and body size. Two groups that deviate markedly from this …
Kalina T.J. Davies
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Georgia Tsagkogeorga
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Nigel C. Bennett
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Liliana M. Dávalos
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Christopher G. Faulkes
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Stephen J. Rossiter
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