Latitudinal variation and plasticity in response to temperature in Geukensia demissa.

ABSTRACT: As global temperatures warm, species must adapt to a changing climate or transition to a different location suitable for their survival. Understanding the extent to which species are able to do so, particularly keystone species, is imperative to ensuring the survival of key ecosystems. The ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa is an integral part of salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of North America. Spatial patterns of genomic and phenotypic divergence have been previously documented, although their link with coastal environmental variation is unknown. Here, we study how populations of G. demissa in the northern (Massachusetts) and southern (Georgia) portions of the species range respond to changes in temperature. We combine assays of variation in oxygen consumption and

SUBMITTER: Erlenbach TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9951329 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature