Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Unique evolutionary radiation of odorant receptors in birds
Robert J. Driver, Mona A. Marie, Victoria J. Ko…·Christopher N. Balakrishnan
The paper identifies a diverse and variable odorant receptor repertoire in birds, including the kiwi, and reveals gene conversion as a mechanism for generating functional diversity in avian olfaction.
DOI 10.1101/2025.11.14.688425