Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Signals of positive selection in Palearctic bat species coexisting with a fungal pathogen
V. G. Twort, V. N. Laine, F. Whiting-Fawcett…·K. Field
The paper identifies 38 genes under positive selection in Eurasian bats, likely due to historical pressure from white-nose syndrome, which may explain their tolerance to the fungal pathogen.
DOI 10.1101/2023.12.04.569365