The decline in dissolved oxygen concentrations has been one of the most important
changes occurring in the oceans, greatly impacting the survival, abundance, development …

Animals at early life stages are generally more sensitive to environmental stress than adults.
This is especially true of oviparous vertebrates that develop in variable environments with …

Powdery mildew is a widespread plant disease caused by obligate biotrophic fungal
pathogens involving species-specific interactions between host and parasite. To gain …

Teleost fish have evolved various adaptations that allow them to tolerate cold water
conditions. However, the underlying mechanism of this adaptation is poorly understood in …

Background Intense stresses caused by high-altitude environments may result in noticeable
genetic adaptions in native species. Studies of genetic adaptations to high elevations have …

High temperature and hypoxia greatly threaten marine life and aquaculture. Scallops, a
diverse and ecologically important group of high economic value, mostly thrive in fluctuating …

Gymnocypris przewalskii is the only high-land endemic teleost living in Qinghai Lake, the
largest saline–alkaline lake in China. Its osmoregulatory physiology remains elusive due to …

High‐altitude environments are strong drivers of adaptive evolution in endemic organisms.
However, little is known about the genetic mechanisms of convergent adaptation among …

Uncovering the genetic basis of hypoxic adaptation is one of the most active research areas
in evolutionary biology. Among air-breathing vertebrates, modifications of hemoglobin (Hb) …

Highly specialized grade (HSG; genera Gymnocypris, Oxygymnocypris, Schizopygopsis,
Platypharodon and Chuanchia) of the Schizothoracinae (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) are …