Article
Evolutionary Physiology and Genomics in the Highly Adaptable Killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus).
Comprehensive Physiology - 12 Mar 2020
Crawford Douglas L, Schulte Patricia M, Whitehead Andrew, Oleksiak Marjorie F
Abstract excerpt
By investigating evolutionary adaptations that change physiological functions, we can enhance our understanding of how organisms work, the importance of physiological traits, and the genes that influence these traits. This approach of investigating the evolution of physiological adaptation has been used with the teleost fish Fundulus heteroclitus and has produced insights into (i) how protein polymorphisms...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Fundulidae
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genomics
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
