ReviewCell and tissue research2021
Olfaction of aquatic amniotes.
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- Histochemical indications for a chemically complex signal produced by the cervical gill slit gland of the pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps).Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2025Article
- Genomic insights into marine environment adaptation and conservation of the threatened olive ridley turtle (iScience · 2025Article
- The mysterious sense of smell: evolution, historical perspectives, and neurological disorders.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Review
- Type 2 vomeronasal receptor expression in the olfactory organ of African lungfish, Protopterus annectens.Cell and tissue research · 2024Article
- Synchronized Expansion and Contraction of Olfactory, Vomeronasal, and Taste Receptor Gene Families in Hystricomorph Rodents.Molecular biology and evolution · 2024Article
- Localized Expression of Olfactory Receptor Genes in the Olfactory Organ of Common Minke Whales.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Dynamic evolutionary interplay between ontogenetic skull patterning and whole-head integration.Nature ecology & evolution · 2024Article
- Expanded olfactory system in ray-finned fishes capable of terrestrial exploration.BMC biology · 2023Article
- Tadpoles and frogs have a different sense of taste.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- The PROUST hypothesis: the embodiment of olfactory cognition.Animal cognition · 2023Review
- Coevolution of the olfactory organ and its receptor repertoire in ray-finned fishes.BMC biology · 2022Article
- How the evolution of air breathing shaped hippocampal function.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2022Article
- Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Olfactory System Expression Characteristics of Aquatic Snakes.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Article
- Editorial for the special issue "Olfactory Coding and Circuitries".Cell and tissue research · 2021Article
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Abstract
Amniotes originated on land, but aquatic/amphibious groups emerged multiple times independently in amniotes. On becoming aquatic, species with different phylogenetic backgrounds and body plans have to adapt themselves to handle similar problems inflicted by their new environment, and this makes aquatic adaptation of amniotes one of the greatest natural experiments. Particularly, evolution of the sense of smell upon aquatic adaptation is of great interest because receptors required for underwater olfaction differ remarkably from those for terrestrial olfaction. Here, I review the olfactory capabilities of aquatic/amphibious amniotes, especially those of cetaceans and sea snakes. Most aquatic/amphibious amniotes show reduced olfactory organs, receptor gene repertoires, and olfactory capabilities. Remarkably, cetaceans and sea snakes show extreme examples: cetaceans have lost the vomeronasal system, and furthermore, toothed whales have lost all of their olfactory nervous systems. Baleen whales can smell in the air, but their olfactory capability is limited. Fully aquatic sea snakes have lost the main olfactory system but they retain the vomeronasal system for sensing underwater. Amphibious species show an intermediate status between terrestrial and aquatic species, implying their importance on understanding the process of aquatic adaptation. The olfactory capabilities of aquatic amniotes are diverse, reflecting their diverse phylogenetic backgrounds and ecology.
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