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Comparative Study

. 2003 Nov 11;13(22):R864-5.

doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.10.044.

Ancient colour vision: multiple opsin genes in the ancestral vertebrates

Shaun P Collin¹, Maree A Knight, Wayne L Davies, Ian C Potter, David M Hunt, Ann E O Trezise

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PMID: 14614838
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.10.044

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Comparative Study

Ancient colour vision: multiple opsin genes in the ancestral vertebrates

Shaun P Collin et al. Curr Biol. 2003.

Free article

. 2003 Nov 11;13(22):R864-5.

doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.10.044.

Authors

Shaun P Collin¹, Maree A Knight, Wayne L Davies, Ian C Potter, David M Hunt, Ann E O Trezise

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¹ School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia. s.collin@uq.edu.au

PMID: 14614838
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.10.044

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Molecular evidence for dim-light vision in the last common ancestor of the vertebrates.
Pisani D, Mohun SM, Harris SR, McInerney JO, Wilkinson M. Pisani D, et al. Curr Biol. 2006 May 9;16(9):R318-9; author reply R320. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.03.090. Curr Biol. 2006. PMID: 16682336 No abstract available.

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