The deep-sea corals Dendrophyllia ramea and Dendrophyllia cornigera occur in Mediterranean and Atlantic waters. Both species are found in different environmental conditions, and they can colonize hard and soft substrates. These species then display an important ecological plasticity along with morphological plasticity. Nevertheless, there is a large knowledge gap on the genetic characteristics of the two specie...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T19:46:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-12-01; Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg; Arapaima gigas is one of the largest freshwater fish species of high ecological and economic importance. Overfishing and habitat destruction are severe threats to the remaining wild populations. By incorporating a chromosomal Hi-C contact map, we improved the ara...
Unraveling the origin of molecular pathways underlying the evolution of adaptive traits is essential for understanding how new lineages emerge, including the relative contribution of conserved ancestral traits and newly evolved derived traits. Here, we investigated the evolutionary divergence of sex pheromone communication from moths (mostly nocturnal) to butterflies (mostly diurnal) that occurred ~119 million ...
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T11:54:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-03-09; National Institute of Health (USA); Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft; National Science Foundation (USA) Office of Polar Programs; Agence Nationale de la Recherche; Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Forderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung; The study of sex determination and sex chromosome organization ...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-06T15:38:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-12-01; We have sequenced the genome of the largest freshwater fish species of the world, the arapaima. Analysis of gene family dynamics and signatures of positive selection identified genes involved in the specific adaptations and unique features of this iconic species, in particular it’s large size and fast g...