Rayna C. Bell

This study investigates visual opsin evolution in turtles using transcriptomic and genomic data from 59 species, revealing conserved sequences and habitat-driven selective pressures.

The paper investigates whether frogs with reduced auditory communication abilities compensate by enhancing visual traits, finding smaller eyes but greater corneal investment in non-fossorial species with auditory reductions.

This study examines phototransduction gene evolution in frogs, finding fewer gene losses compared to nocturnal tetrapods and highlighting environmental shifts influencing visual evolution.

The paper identifies gene expression differences in frog eyes during the transition from aquatic to terrestrial environments and confirms adaptive changes in spectral sensitivity.