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Thermal genetic adaptation in the water flea Daphnia and its impact: an evolving metacommunity approach.
Integrative and comparative biology - 1 Nov 2011
De Meester Luc, Van Doorslaer Wendy, Geerts Aurora, Orsini Luisa, Stoks Robby
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Genetic adaptation to temperature change can impact responses of populations and communities to global warming. Here we integrate previously published results on experimental evolution trials with follow-up experiments involving the water flea Daphnia as a model system. Our research shows (1) the capacity of natural populations of this species to genetically adapt to changes in temperature in a time span of...
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