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Vulture Genomes Reveal Molecular Adaptations Underlying Obligate Scavenging and Low Levels of Genetic Diversity.

Molecular biology and evolution - 23 Aug 2021

Zou Dahu, Tian Shilin, Zhang Tongzuo, Zhuoma Nima, Wu Guosheng, Wang Muyang, Dong Lu, Rossiter Stephen J, Zhao Huabin

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Obligate scavenging on the dead and decaying animal matter is a rare dietary specialization that in extant vertebrates is restricted to vultures. These birds perform essential ecological services, yet many vulture species have undergone recent steep population declines and are now endangered. To test for molecular adaptations underlying obligate scavenging in vultures, and to assess whether genomic features might...

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PMID: 33944941
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msab130
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