Article
Ecological adaptations of amphibians to environmental changes along an altitudinal gradient (Case Study: Bufo gargarizans) from phenotypic and genetic perspectives.
BMC biology - 10 Oct 2024
Niu Yonggang, Zhang Xuejing, Zhang Haiying, Men Shengkang, Xu Tisen, Ding Li, Li Xiangyong, Wang Lei, Wang Huisong, Storey Kenneth B, Chen Qiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Organisms have evolved a range of phenotypic and genetic adaptations to live in different environments along an altitudinal gradient. Herein, we studied the widely distributed Chinese toad, Bufo gargarizans, as a model and used an integrated phenotype-genotype approach to assess adaptations to different altitudinal environments. RESULTS: Comparison of populations from four altitudes (50 m, 1200 m,...
Topics
- Animals
- Altitude
- Bufonidae
- Phenotype
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Acclimatization
- China