Adaptations of an RNA virus to increasing thermal stress
S. Singhal, C. M. Leon Guerrero, S. G. Whang, E. M. McClure, H. G. Busch, B. Kerr
This study evolves an RNA virus under different thermal stress regimes and finds that gradual temperature increases lead to better initial survival at high temperatures, though final survival and mutation rates are not significantly affected.
bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2017Evolutionary Biology