Evolutionary adaptations of gene structure and expression in natural populations in relation to a changing environment: a multidisciplinary approach to address the million-year saga of a small fish.

Abstract excerpt

We have used an experimentally based strategy to address molecular mechanisms underlying adaptation in Fundulus heteroclitus. In an attempt to falsify the hypothesis that selection is a major driving force in the maintenance of genetic diversity, we employed a multidisciplinary approach including...

Topics

• Adaptation, Physiological
• Animals
• Evolution, Molecular
• Gene Expression
• Genetic Variation
• Isoenzymes
• Killifishes
• L-Lactate Dehydrogenase
• RNA, Messenger
• Selection, Genetic
• Sequence Analysis