Two routes to land: Genomic underpinnings of parallel aerial egg deposition in aquatic Old-World Pila and New-World Pomacea (Ampullariidae)
Yufei Zhou, Huawei Mu, Xueying Nie, Yue Gao, Hui Wang, Ling Fang, Tiangang Luan, Monthon Ganmanee, Jian‐Wen Qiu, Jin Sun, Jack Chi‐Ho Ip
This study identifies genomic and proteomic adaptations in two snail lineages that independently evolved aerial egg deposition, revealing convergent evolutionary mechanisms and horizontal gene transfer.
Advanced Science · Jun 2, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology