The life aquatic: advances in marine vertebrate genomics
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In: Nature Reviews Genetics, Vol. 17, No. 9, 04.07.2016, p. 523-34.
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T1 - The life aquatic: advances in marine vertebrate genomics
AU - Kelley, Joanna L
AU - Brown, Anthony P
AU - Therkildsen, Nina Overgaard
AU - Foote, Andrew D
PY - 2016/7/4
Y1 - 2016/7/4
N2 - The ocean is hypothesized to be where life on earth originated, and subsequent evolutionary transitions between marine and terrestrial environments have been key events in the origin of contemporary biodiversity. Here, we review how comparative genomic approaches are an increasingly important aspect of understanding evolutionary processes, such as physiological and morphological adaptation to the diverse habitats within the marine environment. In addition, we highlight how population genomics has provided unprecedented resolution for population structuring, speciation and adaptation in marine environments, which can have a low cost of dispersal and few physical barriers to gene flow, and can thus support large populations. Building upon this work, we outline the applications of genomics tools to conservation and their relevance to assessing the wide-ranging impact of fisheries and climate change on marine species.
AB - The ocean is hypothesized to be where life on earth originated, and subsequent evolutionary transitions between marine and terrestrial environments have been key events in the origin of contemporary biodiversity. Here, we review how comparative genomic approaches are an increasingly important aspect of understanding evolutionary processes, such as physiological and morphological adaptation to the diverse habitats within the marine environment. In addition, we highlight how population genomics has provided unprecedented resolution for population structuring, speciation and adaptation in marine environments, which can have a low cost of dispersal and few physical barriers to gene flow, and can thus support large populations. Building upon this work, we outline the applications of genomics tools to conservation and their relevance to assessing the wide-ranging impact of fisheries and climate change on marine species.
KW - Animals
KW - Aquaculture
KW - Aquatic Organisms/classification
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Biotechnology/methods
KW - Genomics/methods
U2 - 10.1038/nrg.2016.66
DO - 10.1038/nrg.2016.66
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27376488
VL - 17
SP - 523
EP - 534
JO - Nature Reviews Genetics
JF - Nature Reviews Genetics
SN - 1471-0056
IS - 9
ER -