Parallel and Convergent Evolution of the Dim-Light Vision Gene RH1 in Bats (Order: Chiroptera)

Yong-Yi Shen; Jie Liu; David M. Irwin; Ya-Ping Zhang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008838

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Parallel and Convergent Evolution of the Dim-Light Vision Gene RH1 in Bats (Order: Chiroptera)

Yong-Yi Shen,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China, Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Yunnan University, Kunming, China, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Jie Liu,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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David M. Irwin,

Affiliations Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Ya-Ping Zhang

* E-mail: zhangyp@mail.kiz.ac.cn

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China, Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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Parallel and Convergent Evolution of the Dim-Light Vision Gene RH1 in Bats (Order: Chiroptera)

Yong-Yi Shen,
Jie Liu,
David M. Irwin,
Ya-Ping Zhang

Published: January 21, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008838

About the Authors

Yong-Yi Shen

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China, Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Yunnan University, Kunming, China, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Jie Liu

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

David M. Irwin

Affiliations Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ya-Ping Zhang

* E-mail: zhangyp@mail.kiz.ac.cn

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YYS YPZ. Performed the experiments: YYS JL. Analyzed the data: YYS DI YPZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YPZ. Wrote the paper: YYS DI YPZ.

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