The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is composed of three homologous subunits and
allows the flow of Na+ ions across high resistance epithelia, maintaining body salt and water …

Wild animals and plants have developed a variety of adaptive traits driven by adaptive
evolution, an important strategy for species survival and persistence. Uncovering the …

One key to animal survival is the detection and avoidance of potentially harmful compounds
by their bitter taste. Variable numbers of taste 2 receptor genes expressed in the gustatory …

The transition from land to water in whales and dolphins (cetaceans) was accompanied by
remarkable adaptations. To reveal genomic changes that occurred during this transition, we …

The evolutionary history of sour taste has been little studied. Through a combination of
literature review and trait mapping on the vertebrate phylogenetic tree, we consider the …

Mammal species have made the transition to the marine environment several times, and
their lineages represent one of the classical examples of convergent evolution in …

Bitter taste perception plays vital roles in animal behavior and fitness. By signaling the
presence of toxins in foods, particularly noxious defense compounds found in plants, it …

A distinct ulcerative dermatitis known as “freshwater skin disease” is an emerging clinical
and pathological presentation in coastal cetaceans worldwide. In Australia, two remarkably …

The ocean is hypothesized to be where life on earth originated, and subsequent
evolutionary transitions between marine and terrestrial environments have been key events …

The molecular basis for adaptations to extreme environments can now be understood by
interrogating the ever‐increasing number of sequenced genomes. Mammals such as …