Which Animals Will Survive Climate Change?
mrpg writes:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210514134119.htm
Climate change is exacerbating problems like habitat loss and temperatures swings that have already pushed many animal species to the brink. But can scientists predict which animals will be able to adapt and survive? Using genome sequencing, researchers show that some fish, like the threespine stickleback, can adapt very rapidly to extreme seasonal changes. Their findings could help scientists forecast the evolutionary future of these populations.
Journal Reference:
Alan GarciaElfring, Antoine Paccard, Timothy J. Thurman, Ben A. Wasserman, Eric P. Palkovacs, Andrew P. Hendry, Rowan D. H. Barrett. Using seasonal genomic changes to understand historical adaptation to new environments: Parallel selection on stickleback in highlyvariable estuaries. Molecular Ecology, 2021; 30 (9): 2054 DOI: 10.1111/mec.15879
Read more of this story at SoylentNews.