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| Title |
The phylogenetic distribution of ultraviolet sensitivity in birds
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-13-36 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Anders Ödeen, Olle Håstad |
| Abstract |
Colour vision in birds can be categorized into two classes, the ultraviolet (UVS) and violet sensitive (VS). Their phylogenetic distributions have traditionally been regarded as highly conserved. However, the complicated nature of acquiring spectral sensitivities from cone photoreceptors meant that until recently, only a few species had actually been studied. Whether birds are UVS or VS can nowadays be inferred from a wide range of species via genomic sequencing of the UV/violet SWS1 cone opsin gene. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 17 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 24% |
| United States | 2 | 12% |
| Chad | 1 | 6% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 6% |
| Finland | 1 | 6% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 6% |
| Norway | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 6 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 65% |
| Scientists | 4 | 24% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 221 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 2% |
| Chile | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Panama | 1 | <1% |
| Romania | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 207 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 52 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 44 | 20% |
| Researcher | 32 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 11% |
| Other | 14 | 6% |
| Other | 22 | 10% |
| Unknown | 32 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 126 | 57% |
| Environmental Science | 16 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 7% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 6 | 3% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 1% |
| Other | 15 | 7% |
| Unknown | 40 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 42. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 October 2022.
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#202
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#8,399
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#3
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