Genomic Signatures of Adaptive Evolution in <i>Taenioides</i> sp. During Northward Invasion.

ABSTRACT: The success and impact of biological invasions depend on adaptations to novel abiotic and biotic selective pressures. However, the genetic mechanisms underlying adaptations in invasive species are inadequately understood. Taenioides sp. is an invasive worm goby, originally endemic to brackish waters in the estuaries of Southeastern China, and now colonizes multiple inland freshwaters of North China within decades as a byproduct of the East Route of South-to-North Water Transfer (ESNT) project. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying their adaptations to the climate of North China, especially the temperature regime, are unknown. Here, we performed genomic resequencing analysis to assess genetic diversity and population genetic structure, and further investigated the genomic sign

SUBMITTER: Huang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12525211 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature