Insights into Dietary Switch in Cetaceans: Evidence from Molecular Evolution of Proteinases and Lipases
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DOI: 10.1007/s00239-020-09952-2
Abstract: Fossil evidence suggests that cetaceans evolved from artiodactylans. Thus, there was a major dietary change from herbivorous to carnivorous during their transition from a terrestrial to an aquatic environment. However, the molecular evolutionary mechanisms underlying… read more here.
Keywords: molecular evolution; positive selection; proteinases lipases; evidence ... See more keywords