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ArticleScientific reports2015

Divergence of dim-light vision among bats (order: Chiroptera) as estimated by molecular and electrophysiological methods.

He-Qun Liu, Jing-Kuan Wei, Bo Li, Ming-Shan Wang, Rui-Qi Wu, Joshua D Rizak, Li Zhong, Lu Wang, Fu-Qiang Xu, Yong-Yi Shen and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

He-Qun Liu1] State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Yunnan Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, China [2] Kunming College of Life Science, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650204, China [3] University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jing-Kuan Wei1] Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, China [2] Kunming College of Life Science, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650204, China [3] University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Bo Li1] State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China [2] University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Ming-Shan Wang1] State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Yunnan Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, China [2] Kunming College of Life Science, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650204, China [3] University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Rui-Qi Wu1] State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China [2] University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Joshua D Rizak1] Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, China [2] University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Li ZhongLaboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resource, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China.
Lu WangLaboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resource, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China.
Fu-Qiang XuState Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Yong-Yi Shen1] State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Yunnan Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, China [2] Joint Influenza Research Centre (SUMC/HKU), Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, China.
Xin-Tian HuKey Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, China.
Ya-Ping Zhang1] State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Yunnan Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, China [2] Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resource, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China [3] Kunming College of Life Science, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650204, China.
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNKunming Institute of Zoology · CNYunnan University · CNWuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dim-light vision is present in all bats, but is divergent among species. Old-World fruit bats (Pteropodidae) have fully developed eyes; the eyes of insectivorous bats are generally degraded, and these bats rely on well-developed echolocation. An exception is the Emballonuridae, which are capable of laryngeal echolocation but prefer to use vision for navigation and have normal eyes. In this study, integrated methods, comprising manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI), f-VEP and RNA-seq, were utilized to verify the divergence. The results of MEMRI showed that Pteropodidae bats have a much larger superior colliculus (SC)/ inferior colliculus (IC) volume ratio (3:1) than insectivorous bats (1:7). Furthermore, the absolute visual thresholds (log cd/m(2)•s) of Pteropodidae (-6.30 and -6.37) and Emballonuridae (-3.71) bats were lower than those of other insectivorous bats (-1.90). Finally, genes related to the visual pathway showed signs of positive selection, convergent evolution, upregulation and similar gene expression patterns in Pteropodidae and Emballonuridae bats. Different results imply that Pteropodidae and Emballonuridae bats have more developed vision than the insectivorous bats and suggest that further research on bat behavior is warranted.

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LightAnimalsChiropteraElectrophysiologyEvoked Potentials, VisualFeeding BehaviorGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationInferior ColliculiInsectaMagnetic Resonance ImagingManganesePhylogenyPrincipal Component AnalysisSensory ThresholdsSequence Analysis, RNAManganese

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