Molecular mechanisms of adaptive evolution in wild animals and plants

Y Hu, X Wang, Y Xu, H Yang, Z Tong, R Tian… - Science China Life …, 2023 - Springer
Wild animals and plants have developed a variety of adaptive traits driven by adaptive
evolution, an important strategy for species survival and persistence. Uncovering the …

Mangrove ecology guiding the use of mangroves as nature‐based solutions

CE Lovelock, V Bennion, M de Oliveira… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mangroves are implemented as nature‐based solutions (NbS) for coastal protection, climate
change mitigation (carbon sequestration) and other services. They play a core role in …

Genomic evidence for rediploidization and adaptive evolution following the whole-genome triplication

X Feng, Q Chen, W Wu, J Wang, G Li, S Xu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Whole-genome duplication (WGD), or polyploidy, events are widespread and
significant in the evolutionary history of angiosperms. However, empirical evidence for …

Copy number variation introduced by a massive mobile element facilitates global thermal adaptation in a fungal wheat pathogen

SM Tralamazza, E Gluck-Thaler, A Feurtey… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Copy number variation (CNV) can drive rapid evolution in changing environments. In
microbial pathogens, such adaptation is a key factor underpinning epidemics and …

Homoeologous exchange enables rapid evolution of tolerance to salinity and hyper-osmotic stresses in a synthetic allotetraploid wheat

B Wang, R Lv, Z Zhang, C Yang, H Xun… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The link between polyploidy and enhanced adaptation to environmental stresses could be a
result of polyploidy itself harbouring higher tolerance to adverse conditions, or polyploidy …

A homology guide for Pacific salmon genus Oncorhynchus resolves patterns of ohnolog retention, resolution and local adaptation following the salmonid‐specific …

B Dimos, M Phelps - Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Salmonid fishes have emerged as a tractable model to study whole‐genome duplications
(WGDs) as this group has undergone four rounds of WGDs. While most of the salmonid …

High‐quality genome of a pioneer mangrove Laguncularia racemosa explains its advantages for intertidal zone reforestation

R Zhu, S Shao, W Xie, Z Guo, Z He, Y Li… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological restoration of mangrove ecosystems that became susceptible to recent habitat
perturbations is crucial for tropical coast conservation. The white mangrove Laguncularia …

Expansion and adaptive evolution of the WRKY transcription factor family in Avicennia mangrove trees

X Feng, G Li, W Wu, H Lyu, J Wang, C Liu… - Marine Life Science & …, 2023 - Springer
Mangroves are adapted to intertidal zones, which present extreme environmental
conditions. WRKYs are among the most prominent transcription factors (TFs) in higher plants …

Epigenetic diversity of genes with copy number variations among natural populations of the three‐spined stickleback

FJJ Chain, BS Meyer, MJ Heckwolf… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Duplicated genes provide the opportunity for evolutionary novelty and adaptive divergence.
In many cases, having more gene copies increases gene expression, which might facilitate …

Halophytes and heavy metals: A multi‐omics approach to understand the role of gene and genome duplication in the abiotic stress tolerance of Cakile maritima

SK Thomas, KV Hoek, T Ogoti, H Duong… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Premise The origin of diversity is a fundamental biological question. Gene duplications are
one mechanism that provides raw material for the emergence of novel traits, but evolutionary …