Comparative genomics of cetartiodactyla: energy metabolism underpins the transition to an aquatic lifestyle | Zendy

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Comparative genomics of cetartiodactyla: energy metabolism underpins the transition to an aquatic lifestyle

Author(s) -

Davina Derous,

Jagajjit Sahu,

Alex Douglas,

David Lusseau,

Marius A. Wenzel

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coaa136

Subject(s) - biology , foraging , ecology , nutrient , population , adaptation (eye) , mechanism (biology) , genomics , evolutionary biology , genome , gene , genetics , neuroscience , philosophy , demography , epistemology , sociology

Anthropogenic stressors can disrupt cetacean foraging ability and reduce energy available for reproduction. Predicting such ecological consequences is limited by our understanding of cetacean energy metabolism. We here show that cetaceans have undergone substantial evolutionary changes in nutrient signaling metabolic pathways, rendering mechanistic physiological frameworks derived from model organisms inappropriate.

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