The biogeography of mitochondrial and nuclear discordance in animals
DPL Toews, A Brelsford - Molecular ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Combining nuclear (nuDNA) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers has improved the
power of molecular data to test phylogenetic and phylogeographic hypotheses and has …
power of molecular data to test phylogenetic and phylogeographic hypotheses and has …
Molecular spandrels: tests of adaptation at the genetic level
RDH Barrett, HE Hoekstra - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2011 - nature.com
Although much progress has been made in identifying the genes (and, in rare cases,
mutations) that contribute to phenotypic variation, less is known about the effects that these …
mutations) that contribute to phenotypic variation, less is known about the effects that these …
Complex life cycles and the responses of insects to climate change
Many organisms have complex life cycles with distinct life stages that experience different
environmental conditions. How does the complexity of life cycles affect the ecological and …
environmental conditions. How does the complexity of life cycles affect the ecological and …
Performance, personality, and energetics: correlation, causation, and mechanism
V Careau, T Garland Jr - Physiological and Biochemical …, 2012 - journals.uchicago.edu
The study of phenotypic evolution should be an integrative endeavor that combines different
approaches and crosses disciplinary and phylogenetic boundaries to consider complex …
approaches and crosses disciplinary and phylogenetic boundaries to consider complex …
Adaptation genomics: the next generation
Understanding the genetics of how organisms adapt to changing environments is a
fundamental topic in modern evolutionary ecology. The field is currently progressing rapidly …
fundamental topic in modern evolutionary ecology. The field is currently progressing rapidly …
Ecologically relevant measures of tolerance to potentially lethal temperatures
JS Terblanche, AA Hoffmann… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.biologists.com
The acute thermal tolerance of ectotherms has been measured in a variety of ways; these
include assays where organisms are shifted abruptly to stressful temperatures and assays …
include assays where organisms are shifted abruptly to stressful temperatures and assays …
Ten years of transcriptomics in wild populations: what have we learned about their ecology and evolution?
Molecular ecology has moved beyond the use of a relatively small number of markers, often
noncoding, and it is now possible to use whole‐genome measures of gene expression with …
noncoding, and it is now possible to use whole‐genome measures of gene expression with …
[HTML][HTML] Ion transporters and osmoregulation in the kidney of teleost fishes as a function of salinity
Euryhaline teleosts exhibit major changes in renal function as they move between
freshwater (FW) and seawater (SW) environments, thus tolerating large fluctuations in …
freshwater (FW) and seawater (SW) environments, thus tolerating large fluctuations in …
Mechanisms underlying insect chill-coma
HA MacMillan, BJ Sinclair - Journal of insect physiology, 2011 - Elsevier
At their critical thermal minimum (CTmin) insects enter chill-coma, a reversible state where
neuromuscular transmission and movement cease. The physiological mechanisms …
neuromuscular transmission and movement cease. The physiological mechanisms …
[HTML][HTML] Redox basis of exercise physiology
Redox reactions control fundamental processes of human biology. Therefore, it is safe to
assume that the responses and adaptations to exercise are, at least in part, mediated by …
assume that the responses and adaptations to exercise are, at least in part, mediated by …