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Massive losses of taste receptor genes in toothed and baleen whales.
(2014-05-06)
Taste receptor genes are functionally important in animals, with a surprising exception in the bottlenose dolphin, which shows extensive losses of sweet, umami, and bitter taste receptor genes. To examine the generality ...
Symbiont interactions with non-native hosts limit the formation of new symbioses.
(2018-03-12)
BACKGROUND: Facultative symbionts are common in eukaryotes and can provide their hosts with significant fitness benefits. Despite the advantage of carrying these microbes, they are typically only found in a fraction of the ...