September 2016

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An unusual protein in the eye of drosophila

Six known Drosophila Rhodopsins

September 6, 2016

An unusual protein in the eye of drosophila

Drosophila use seven Rhodopsin proteins to detect light. In this study, researchers investigated the unusual attributes of Rhodopsin 7.

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September 20, 2016
New beaked whales from the late Miocene of Peru and evidence for convergent evolution in stem and crown Ziphiidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti)
22 citations
685 downloads
3,964 views
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evolutionary-studies
marine-biology
paleontology
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2479 PubMed 27688973
September 1, 2016
Specific carotenoid pigments in the diet and a bit of oxidative stress in the recipe for producing red carotenoid-based signals
11 citations
592 downloads
1,676 views
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animal-behavior
ecology
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2237 PubMed 27635308
September 27, 2016
The origin of widespread species in a poor dispersing lineage (diving beetle genus Deronectes)
8 citations
362 downloads
1,557 views
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biodiversity
biogeography
entomology
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2514 PubMed 27703857
September 22, 2016
Evolutionary morphology of the rabbit skull
5 citations
946 downloads
4,313 views
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evolutionary-studies
paleontology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2453 PubMed 27688967
September 29, 2016
Noise pollution has limited effects on nocturnal vigilance in peahens
3 citations
297 downloads
1,620 views
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animal-behavior
conservation-biology
ecology
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2525 PubMed 27703863
September 20, 2016
Development and characterization of fourteen novel microsatellite markers for the chestnut short-tailed fruit bat (Carollia castanea), and cross-amplification to related species
3 citations
272 downloads
1,047 views
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conservation-biology
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2465 PubMed 27688969
An unusual protein in the eye of drosophila

Six known Drosophila Rhodopsins

September 6, 2016

An unusual protein in the eye of drosophila

Drosophila use seven Rhodopsin proteins to detect light. In this study, researchers investigated the unusual attributes of Rhodopsin 7.

- read article

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