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Alexander Van Nynatten1, Alexander T Duncan2,3, Ryan Lauzon3

  • 1Department of Biological Science, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

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概括

深水鱼中的视觉颜料 (rhodopsin) 迅速适应变化的湖泊环境,显示出趋同的进化. 这种功能变异对于有关文化重要鱼类的保护工作至关重要.

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