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Genomic and phenotypic signatures of climate adaptation in an Anolis lizard

Rodríguez, Ariel; Rusciano, Tia; Hamilton, Rickeisha; Holmes, Leondra; Jordan, Deidra; Wollenberg Valero, Katharina C.

Authors

Ariel Rodríguez

Tia Rusciano

Rickeisha Hamilton

Leondra Holmes

Deidra Jordan

Katharina C. Wollenberg Valero



Abstract

Integrated knowledge on phenotype, physiology and genomic adaptations is required to understand the effects of climate on evolution. The functional genomic basis of organismal adaptation to changes in the abiotic environment, its phenotypic consequences, and its possible convergence across vertebrates, are still understudied. In this study, we use a comparative approach to verify predicted gene functions for vertebrate thermal adaptation with observed functions underlying repeated genomic adaptations in response to elevation in the lizard Anolis cybotes. We establish a direct link between recurrently evolved phenotypes and functional genomics of altitude-related climate adaptation in three highland and lowland populations in the Dominican Republic. We show that across vertebrates, genes contained in this interactome are expressed within the brain and during development. These results are relevant to elucidate the effect of global climate change across vertebrates, and might aid in furthering insight into gene-environment relationships under disturbances to external homeostasis.

Citation

Rodríguez, A., Rusciano, T., Hamilton, R., Holmes, L., Jordan, D., & Wollenberg Valero, K. C. (2017). Genomic and phenotypic signatures of climate adaptation in an Anolis lizard. Ecology and Evolution, 7(16), 6390-6403. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2985

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 21, 2017
Online Publication Date Jul 8, 2017
Publication Date Aug 29, 2017
Deposit Date May 30, 2017
Publicly Available Date Jul 8, 2017
Journal Ecology and evolution
Electronic ISSN 2045-7758
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Issue 16
Pages 6390-6403
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2985
Keywords Anolis cybotes; Recurrence; Functional genomics; Population divergence; Thermal adaptation
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/451751
Publisher URL http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.2985/full
Additional Information Copy of article first published in: Ecology and evolution, 2017, v.7, issue 16.
Contract Date May 30, 2017

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