Visual opsin genes expressed in the rod and cone photoreceptor cells of the retina are core
components of the visual sensory system of vertebrates. Here, we provide an overview of the …

Similar to many freshwater ecosystems, the Laurentian Great Lakes of North America have
undergone numerous anthropogenic stressors resulting in considerable loss of biodiversity …

Following the draft sequence of the first human genome over 20 years ago, we have
achieved unprecedented insights into the rules governing its evolution, often with direct …

In this article, we describe a set of novel alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) plants that hyper-
accumulate Phosphate ion (Pi) at levels 3-to 6-fold higher than wild-type. This alfalfa …

Salmonid (Salmonidae) sympatric diversity is the co‐occurrence, in a lake or river, of two or
more reproductively isolated populations/subpopulations, or phenotypes resulting from …

Coregonines (ciscoes and whitefishes) are economically, ecologically, and culturally
important fishes that are distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere. In the Laurentian …

Abstract Squat lobsters (family Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819) inhabiting shallow reefs are
small crustaceans that can exhibit bright colors and include many cryptic species. Despite …

Intraspecific functional variation is critical for adaptation to rapidly changing environments.
For visual opsins, functional variation can be characterized in vitro and often reflects a …

The pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides) is an ecologically, economically, and culturally relevant
member of the family Sparidae, playing crucial roles in the marine food webs of the western …

The olfactory receptor (OR) gene family is comprised of hundreds of intact and disrupted
genes in humans. The compositions and copy number variation (CNV) of disrupted and …