Parallel adaptation to higher temperatures in divergent clades of the nematode Pristionchus pacificus
Mark Leaver, Merve Kayhan, Angela McGaughran, Christian Roedelsperger, Anthony A. Hyman, Ralf J. Sommer
This study shows that heat tolerance in Pristionchus pacificus evolved independently in different clades through polygenic adaptation and de novo mutations.
bioRxiv · Dec 29, 2016 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology