Longevity and environmental temperature modulate mitochondrial DNA evolution in fishes
Sabrina Le Cam, Mathieu Mortz, Alexis Gagnier-Michel, France Dufresne, Pierre Ulrich Blier
This study examines the relationship between longevity, environmental temperature, and mitochondrial DNA evolution in fish, finding no correlation between longevity and temperature but confirming a negative link between substitution rates and longevity for mtPCGs.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Apr 2, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology