Evidence of Echolocation in the Common Shrew from Molecular Convergence with Other Echolocating Mammals.
Simin Chai, Ran Tian, Xinghua Rong, Guiting Li, Bingyao Chen, Wenhua Ren, Shixia Xu, Guang Yang
Abstract
and sophisticated echolocating bats with high posterior probability. This study gives evidence at the molecular level that the common shrew echolocate and provides novel insights into the convergent evolution between the common shrew and bats and dolphins.
Topics & Concepts
Human echolocationBiologyConvergent evolutionSorexAraneusEvolutionary biologyShrewPhylogenetic treeHourglassPhylogeneticsZoologyGeneticsGeneNeuroscienceArchaeologyHistoryBat Biology and Ecology StudiesMarine animal studies overviewGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies