Genomewide scan for adaptive differentiation along altitudinal gradient in the Andrew's toad Bufo andrewsi

• Published in: Molecular ecology Vol. 25; no. 16; pp. 3884 - 3900
• Main Authors: Guo, Baocheng, Lu, Di, Liao, Wen Bo, Merilä, Juha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2016
• Subjects: adaptation; Adaptation, Physiological - genetics; Altitude; Amphibia; amphibian; Amphibians; Animals; Bufo; Bufonidae - genetics; China; dogs; genes; Genetic diversity; Genetic Drift; genetic variation; Genome; Genomics; humans; Polymorphism; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; RAD-seq; rodents; sequence analysis; single nucleotide polymorphism; SNP; temperature; Toads; China; altitude; RAD-seq; adaptation; SNP; amphibian

Recent studies of humans, dogs and rodents have started to discover the genetic underpinnings of high altitude adaptations, yet amphibians have received little attention in this respect. To identify possible signatures of adaptation to altitude, we performed a genome scan of 15 557 single nucleotide...