Life out of water: Genomic and physiological mechanisms underlying skin phenotypic plasticity
Y.-w. Dong, T. S. Blanchard, A. Noll, P. Vasquez, J. Schmitz, S. P. Kelly, P. A. Wright, A. Whitehead
This study identifies genomic and physiological mechanisms enabling skin plasticity in amphibious killifish during terrestrial acclimation, revealing adaptations for barrier function, respiration, and ion regulation.
bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2019Physiology