Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
The singularity of Cetacea behaviour parallels the complete inactivation of melatonin gene modules
M. Lopes-Marques, R. Ruivo, L. Q. Alves…·L. F. C. Castro
The paper examines melatonin-related gene modules in cetacean genomes and finds they are eroded, paralleling their unique behavioral traits.