Genome-wide changes in genetic diversity in a population of Myotis lucifugus affected by white-nose syndrome
T. Lilley, I. Wilson, K. A. Field, D. M. Reeder, M. E. Vodzak, G. G. Turner, A. Kurta, A. S. Blomberg, S. Hoff, C. Herzog, B. J. Sewall, S. Paterson
The paper uses whole-genome sequencing to analyze genetic diversity changes in Myotis lucifugus before and after white-nose syndrome, finding increased divergence in a specific genomic region associated with thermoregulation.
bioRxiv · Apr 8, 2020Evolutionary Biology