Adaptive cellular evolution or cellular system drift in hares

• Published in: Molecular ecology Vol. 32; no. 15; pp. 4093 - 4096
• Main Authors: Palsson, Arnar, Steele, Sarah Elizabeth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2023
• Subjects: Adaptation; Animal physiology; Animalia; Animals; basal metabolic rate; Biological evolution; Divergence; Drift; Ecology; evolution; Fibroblasts; Hares; life history; Life span; longevity; Metabolic rate; Metabolism; Nucleotide sequence; nucleotide sequences; Offspring; Phenotype; Phenotypes; Physiology; Positive selection; progeny; Regulatory sequences

Adaptations occur at many levels, for example, from DNA sequence of regulatory elements and cellular homeostatic systems to organismal physiology and behaviour (Mayr, 1997). Established adaptations are maintained by purifying and stabilizing selection. Students of animal diversity tend to focus on h...