Multi-model seascape genomics identifies distinct environmental drivers of selection among sympatric marine species.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As global change and anthropogenic pressures continue to increase, conservation and management increasingly needs to consider species' potential to adapt to novel environmental conditions. Therefore, it is imperative to characterise the main selective forces acting on ecosystems, and how these may influence the evolutionary potential of populations and species. Using a multi-model seascape genomics approach, we compare putative environmental drivers of selection in three sympatric southern African marine invertebrates with contrasting ecology and life histories: Cape urchin (Parechinus angulosus), Common shore crab (Cyclograpsus punctatus), and Granular limpet (Scutellastra granularis).

Results

Using pooled (Pool-seq), restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (R

SUBMITTER: Nielsen ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7493327 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature