DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.04.001
论文题名: Molecular evolution tracks macroevolutionary transitions in Cetacea
作者: McGowen M.R. ; Gatesy J. ; Wildman D.E.
刊名: Trends in Ecology and Evolution
ISSN: 1695347
出版年: 2014
卷: 29, 期: 6 起始页码: 336
结束页码: 346
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Aquatic adaptation
; Convergence
; Pseudogenes
; Sensory genes
; Whale
Scopus关键词: cetacean
; convergence
; evolution
; genomics
; molecular analysis
; physiology
; vertebrate
; Cetacea
; Phocoenidae
; Vertebrata
; myoglobin
; animal
; Cetacea
; diving
; evolution
; genetics
; molecular evolution
; phylogeny
; physiology
; sensation
; Animals
; Biological Evolution
; Cetacea
; Diving
; Evolution, Molecular
; Myoglobin
; Phylogeny
; Sensation
英文摘要: Cetacea (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) is a model group for investigating the molecular signature of macroevolutionary transitions. Recent research has begun to reveal the molecular underpinnings of the remarkable anatomical and behavioral transformation in this clade. This shift from terrestrial to aquatic environments is arguably the best-understood major morphological transition in vertebrate evolution. The ancestral body plan and physiology were extensively modified and, in many cases, these crucial changes are recorded in cetacean genomes. Recent studies have highlighted cetaceans as central to understanding adaptive molecular convergence and pseudogene formation. Here, we review current research in cetacean molecular evolution and the potential of Cetacea as a model for the study of other macroevolutionary transitions from a genomic perspective. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/67340
Appears in Collections: 全球变化的国际研究计划 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, United States; Department of Biology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, United States
Recommended Citation:
McGowen M.R.,Gatesy J.,Wildman D.E.. Molecular evolution tracks macroevolutionary transitions in Cetacea[J]. Trends in Ecology and Evolution,2014-01-01,29(6)