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Global gene expression analysis provides insight into local adaptation to geothermal streams in tadpoles of the Andean toad Rhinella spinulosa.
Scientific reports - 16 May 2017
Pastenes Luis, Valdivieso Camilo, Di Genova Alex, Travisany Dante, Hart Andrew, Montecino Martín, Orellana Ariel, Gonzalez Mauricio, Gutiérrez Rodrigo A, Allende Miguel L, Maass Alejandro, Méndez Marco A
Abstract excerpt
The anuran Rhinella spinulosa is distributed along the Andes Range at altitudes that undergo wide daily and seasonal variation in temperature. One of the populations inhabits geothermal streams, a stable environment that influences life history traits such as the timing of metamorphosis. To investigate whether this population has undergone local adaptation to this unique habitat, we carried out transcriptome...
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