Stress related epigenetic changes may explain opportunistic success in biological invasions in Antipode mussels.

ABSTRACT: Different environmental factors could induce epigenetic changes, which are likely involved in the biological invasion process. Some of these factors are driven by humans as, for example, the pollution and deliberate or accidental introductions and others are due to natural conditions such as salinity. In this study, we have analysed the relationship between different stress factors: time in the new location, pollution and salinity with the methylation changes that could be involved in the invasive species tolerance to new environments. For this purpose, we have analysed two different mussels' species, reciprocally introduced in antipode areas: the Mediterranean blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the New Zealand pygmy mussel Xenostrobus securis, widely recognized invaders outside the

SUBMITTER: Ardura A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6050280 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature