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Evolutionary transformation of rod photoreceptors in the all-cone retina of a diurnal garter snake by Schott, Ryan K., Müller, Johannes, Yang, Clement G. Y., Bhattacharyya, Nihar, Chan, Natalie, Xu, Mengshu, Morrow, James M., Ghenu, Ana-Hermina, Loew, Ellis R., Tropepe, Vincent, Chang, Belinda S. W.

“…Vertebrate retinas are generally composed of rod (dim-light) and cone (bright-light) photoreceptors with distinct morphologies that evolved as adaptations to…”
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Evolution of nonspectral rhodopsin function at high altitudes by Castiglione, Gianni M., Hauser, Frances E., Liao, Brian S., Lujan, Nathan K., Van Nynatten, Alexander, Morrow, James M., Schott, Ryan K., Bhattacharyya, Nihar, Dungan, Sarah Z., Chang, Belinda S. W.

“…High-altitude environments present a range of biochemical and physiological challenges for organisms through decreases in oxygen, pressure, and temperature…”
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The molecular origin and evolution of dim-light vision in mammals by Bickelmann, Constanze, Morrow, James M., Du, Jing, Schott, Ryan K., van Hazel, Ilke, Lim, Steve, Müller, Johannes, Chang, Belinda S. W.

“…The nocturnal origin of mammals is a longstanding hypothesis that is considered instrumental for the evolution of endothermy, a potential key innovation in…”
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Modulation of thermal noise and spectral sensitivity in Lake Baikal cottoid fish rhodopsins by Luk, Hoi Ling, Bhattacharyya, Nihar, Montisci, Fabio, Morrow, James M., Melaccio, Federico, Wada, Akimori, Sheves, Mudi, Fanelli, Francesca, Chang, Belinda S. W., Olivucci, Massimo

“…Lake Baikal is the deepest and one of the most ancient lakes in the world. Its unique ecology has resulted in the colonization of a diversity of depth habitats…”
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A second visual rhodopsin gene, rh1-2, is expressed in zebrafish photoreceptors and found in other ray-finned fishes by Morrow, James M, Lazic, Savo, Dixon Fox, Monica, Kuo, Claire, Schott, Ryan K, de A Gutierrez, Eduardo, Santini, Francesco, Tropepe, Vincent, Chang, Belinda S W

“…Rhodopsin (rh1) is the visual pigment expressed in rod photoreceptors of vertebrates that is responsible for initiating the critical first step of dim-light…”
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A novel rhodopsin-like gene expressed in zebrafish retina by Morrow, James M, Lazic, Savo, Chang, Belinda S W

“…The visual pigment rhodopsin (rh1) constitutes the first step in the sensory transduction cascade in the rod photoreceptors of the vertebrate eye, forming the…”
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Functional characterization of the rod visual pigment of the echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), a basal mammal by Bickelmann, Constanze, Morrow, James M, Müller, Johannes, Chang, Belinda S W

“…Monotremes are the most basal egg-laying mammals comprised of two extant genera, which are largely nocturnal. Visual pigments, the first step in the sensory…”
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The p1D4-hrGFP II expression vector: A tool for expressing and purifying visual pigments and other G protein-coupled receptors by Morrow, James M., Chang, Belinda S.W.

“…The heterologous expression of membrane proteins such as G protein-coupled receptors can be a notoriously difficult task. We have engineered an expression…”
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Implementing a biogeographic ancestry inference service for forensic casework by Jin, Soulbee, Chase, Maretta, Henry, Margaret, Alderson, Gerry, Morrow, James M., Malik, Sobia, Ballard, David, McGrory, Joel, Fernandopulle, Neil, Millman, Jonathan, Laird, Jack

“…The Centre of Forensic Sciences has validated the Precision ID Ancestry Panel on the Ion S5™ Massively Parallel Sequencing instrument for use in forensic…”
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Functional Shifts in Bat Dim-Light Visual Pigment Are Associated with Differing Echolocation Abilities and Reveal Molecular Adaptation to Photic-Limited Environments by Gutierrez, Eduardo de A, Castiglione, Gianni M, Morrow, James M, Schott, Ryan K, Loureiro, Livia O, Lim, Burton K, Chang, Belinda S W

“…Bats are excellent models for studying the molecular basis of sensory adaptation. In Chiroptera, a sensory trade-off has been proposed between the visual and…”
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SWS2 visual pigment evolution as a test of historically contingent patterns of plumage color evolution in warblers by Bloch, Natasha I., Morrow, James M., Chang, Belinda S. W., Price, Trevor D.

“…Distantly related clades that occupy similar environments may differ due to the lasting imprint of their ancestors—historical contingency. The New World…”
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A comparative study of rhodopsin function in the great bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis): Spectral tuning and light‐activated kinetics by van Hazel, Ilke, Dungan, Sarah Z., Hauser, Frances E., Morrow, James M., Endler, John A., Chang, Belinda S. W.

“…Rhodopsin is the visual pigment responsible for initiating the phototransduction cascade in vertebrate rod photoreceptors. Although well‐characterized in a few…”
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An experimental comparison of human and bovine rhodopsin provides insight into the molecular basis of retinal disease by Morrow, James M., Castiglione, Gianni M., Dungan, Sarah Z., Tang, Portia L., Bhattacharyya, Nihar, Hauser, Frances E., Chang, Belinda S.W.

“…Rhodopsin is the visual pigment that mediates dim‐light vision in vertebrates and is a model system for the study of retinal disease. The majority of rhodopsin…”
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Comparison of the Polycation Receptors of Paramecium tetraurelia and Tetrahymena thermophila by ROBINETTE, ERIC D, GULLEY, KEVIN T, CASSITY, KATHERINE J, KING, ERIN E, NIELSEN, AMBER J, ROZELLE, CRISTINE L, WARREN, TIMOTHY J, MORROW, JAMES M, KURUVILLA, HEATHER G

“…Chemorepellents are compounds that cause ciliated protozoans to reorient their swimming direction. A number of chemorepellents have been studied in the…”
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SWS2 visual pigment evolution as a test of historically contingent patterns of plumage color evolution in warblers: EVOLUTION OF SWS2 VISUAL PIGMENTS IN BIRDS by Bloch, Natasha I., Morrow, James M., Chang, Belinda S. W., Price, Trevor D.

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The molecular origin and evolution of dim-light vision in mammals: BRIEF COMMUNICATION by Bickelmann, Constanze, Morrow, James M., Du, Jing, Schott, Ryan K., van Hazel, Ilke, Lim, Steve, Müller, Johannes, Chang, Belinda S. W.

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A test of Holland's theory of vocational choice by Morrow, James M

“…Tested the effectiveness of J. Holland's (see pa, vol. 40:12652) theory of vocational choice for predicting students' satisfaction with their choices of…”
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A Test of Holland's Theory of Vocational Choice by Morrow, James M., Jr

“…The purpose of the study was to determine if Holland's theory could predict students' expressed satisfaction with their college major choices. The hypothesis…”
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