Genes, Volume 11, Issue 10
2020 October - 124 articles
Cover Story: Adaptation to changing environment is a growing challenge in the era of the “Anthropocene”, and populations capable of rapid adaptation to novel selection pressures are more likely to survive. The Caspian whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius) is a large-bodied, non-venomous colubrid and inhabits dry steppe and Mediterranean habitats, from Eastern Europe around the Caspian and Black Sea to the north-western edge of its distribution in Hungary. Applying ddRAD sequencing we investigated genetic diversity and adaptive evolution to local habitat types and identified 751 selected genotypes correlated with seven key climatic variables. We found that isothermality may have an important role in the distribution and adaptation of Caspian whipsnakes. View this paper - Issues are regarded as officially published after their release is announced to the table of contents alert mailing list .
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