Background Understanding the genetic basis of adaptation to high altitude life is of
paramount importance for preserving and managing genetic diversity in highland animals …

Background Genome-wide studies on highland adaptation mechanism in terrestrial animal
have been widely reported with few available for aquatic animals. Tibetan Schizothoracinae …

Tibetan Plateau imposes extremely inhospitable environment on most wildlife. Besides the
harsh aquatic environment including hypoxia and chronic cold, high salinity and alkalinity is …

Animal genomes in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau provide valuable resources for scientists to
understand the molecular mechanism of environmental adaptation. Tibetan fish species play …

Glyptosternoid fishes (Siluriformes), one of the three broad fish lineages (the two other are
schizothoracines and Triplophysa), have a limited distribution in the rivers in the Tibetan …

Many species of Schizothoracine, a subfamily of Cyprinidae, are highly endemic to the
Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP). To characterize the adaptive changes associated with the …

Gymnocypris namensis, the only commercial fish in Namtso Lake of Tibet in China, is rated
as nearly threatened species in the Red List of China's Vertebrates. As one of the highest …

Gymnocypris przewalskii, a cyprinid fish endemic to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, has
evolved unique morphological, physiological and genetic characteristics to adapt to the …

Triplophysa dalaica, endemic species of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, is informative for
understanding the genetic basis of adaptation to hypoxic conditions of high altitude habitats …

Elucidating the genetic mechanisms of organismal adaptation to the Tibetan Plateau at a
genomic scale can provide insights into the process of adaptive evolution. Many highland …