Open AccessThe Eyes Have It: Regulatory and Structural Changes Both Underlie Cichlid Visual Pigment Diversity
Author(s) -
Christopher M. Hofmann,
Kelly E. O’Quin,
N. Justin Marshall,
Thomas W. Cronin,
Ole Seehausen,
Karen L. Carleton
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000266
Subject(s) - opsin , biology , cichlid , evolutionary biology , spectral sensitivity , visual pigments , adaptation (eye) , chromatic adaptation , coding region , gene , genetics , zoology , rhodopsin , neuroscience , retinal , wavelength , botany , physics , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , optics , optoelectronics
Differential gene expression and coding sequence evolution play complementary roles in the adaptive diversification of cichlid sensory systems.
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