Avian olfactory receptor gene repertoires: evidence for a well-developed sense of smell in birds?
Among vertebrates, the sense of smell is mediated by olfactory receptors (ORs) expressed in sensory neurons within the olfactory epithelium. Comparative genomic studies suggest that the olfactory acuity of mammalian species correlates positively with both the total number and the proportion of funct...
Published in: | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
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Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2008
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2495045 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18628122 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.0607 |