Population genomic evidence for adaptive differentiation in Baltic Sea three-spined sticklebacks

• Published in: BMC biology Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 19
• Main Authors: Guo, Baocheng, DeFaveri, Jacquelin, Sotelo, Graciela, Nair, Abhilash, Merilä, Juha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 24.03.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological - genetics; Analysis; Animals; Biological diversity; Databases, Genetic; Gene Ontology; Genes; Genetic aspects; Genetic Association Studies; Genetics, Population; Genome; Geography; Oceans and Seas; Physiological aspects; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide - genetics; Restriction Mapping; Salinity; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Smegmamorpha - genetics

The degree of genetic differentiation among populations experiencing high levels of gene flow is expected to be low for neutral genomic sites, but substantial divergence can occur in sites subject to directional selection. Studies of highly mobile marine fish populations provide an opportunity to in...