New chromosome-scale genomes provide insights into marine adaptations of sea snakes (Hydrophis: Elapidae)

Sea snakes underwent a complete transition from land to sea within the last  ~ 15 million years, yet they remain a conspicuous gap in molecular studies of marine adaptation in vertebrates.

Source: BMC Biology - December 8, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Alastair J. Ludington, Jillian M. Hammond, James Breen, Ira W. Deveson and Kate L. Sanders Tags: Research article Source Type: research