%AC. Silva, Mónica%AChibucos, Marcus%AMunro, James%ADaugherty, Sean%ACoelho, M.%AC. Silva, Joana%BJournal Name: Scientific Reports; Journal Volume: 10; Journal Issue: 1; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2022-12-06 00:49:45 %D2020%INature Publishing Group %JJournal Name: Scientific Reports; Journal Volume: 10; Journal Issue: 1; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2022-12-06 00:49:45 %K %MOSTI ID: 10153979 %PMedium: X %TSignature of adaptive evolution in olfactory receptor genes in Cory’s Shearwater supports molecular basis for smell in procellariiform seabirds %X
Olfactory receptors (ORs), encoded by the largest vertebrate multigene family, enable the detection of thousands of unique odorants in the environment and consequently play a critical role in species survival. Here, we advance our knowledge of OR gene evolution in procellariiform seabirds, an avian group which relies on the sense of olfaction for critical ecological functions. We built a cosmid library of Cory’s Shearwater (