Selection on adaptive and maladaptive gene expression plasticity during thermal adaptation to urban heat islands
oleh: Shane C. Campbell-Staton, Jonathan P. Velotta, Kristin M. Winchell
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01 |
Deskripsi
Anthropogenic change, such as urban heat islands, present challenges to biodiversity that can be overcome through phenotypic plasticity. Unlike their ancestral counterparts, urban lizards have fewer maladaptive gene expression responses to higher temperatures in a common garden experiment, suggesting the evolution of adaptive plasticity.