Standing genetic variation fuels rapid adaptation to ocean acidification

Reductions in seawater pH are affecting marine ecosystems globally. Here, the authors describe phenotypic and genetic modifications associated with rapid adaptation to reduced seawater pH in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis, and suggest that standing variation within natural populations plays an...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: M. C. Bitter, L. Kapsenberg, J.-P. Gattuso, C. A. Pfister
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Science
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Ocean acidification
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13767-1
https://doaj.org/article/28659af7b31d421dba099bb25c31cae9
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Summary:Reductions in seawater pH are affecting marine ecosystems globally. Here, the authors describe phenotypic and genetic modifications associated with rapid adaptation to reduced seawater pH in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis, and suggest that standing variation within natural populations plays an important role in bolstering species’ adaptive capacity to global change.

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