A strong trend of gene loss in ORs in bats, and echolocating lineages in particular, was the opposite to the trend seen in both the non-echolocating bats and the carnivores examined, suggestive of a potential trade-off between olfaction and other senses in auditory specialists.
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Comparative genomics reveals contraction in olfactory receptor genes in bats.
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