Transcriptional dynamics following freezing stress reveal selection for mechanisms of freeze tolerance at the poleward range margin in the cold water intertidal barnacle Semibalanus balanoides
Katie E. Marshall, Eddy J. Dowle, Alexandra Petrunina, Gregory Kolbasov, Benny K. K. Chan
This study compares transcriptomic responses to freezing stress in two populations of barnacles, finding distinct gene expression patterns and evidence of local adaptation to freezing at the poleward range margin.
bioRxiv · Nov 1, 2018 · PreprintPhysiology