Continent-wide genomic signatures of adaptation to urbanisation in a songbird across Europe
oleh: Pablo Salmón, Arne Jacobs, Dag Ahrén, Clotilde Biard, Niels J. Dingemanse, Davide M. Dominoni, Barbara Helm, Max Lundberg, Juan Carlos Senar, Philipp Sprau, Marcel E. Visser, Caroline Isaksson
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-05-01 |
Deskripsi
The genetic architecture underlying rapid adaptive responses to novel environments are poorly understood. A study of great tits from nine European cities finds that urban adaptation in a widespread songbird occurred through unique and shared selective sweeps in a core-set of behaviour-linked genes.