Continent-wide genomic signatures of adaptation to urbanisation in a songbird across Europe

The genetic architecture underlying rapid adaptive responses to novel environments are poorly understood. A study of great tits from nine European cities finds that urban adaptation in a widespread songbird occurred through unique and shared selective sweeps in a core-set of behaviour-linked genes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pablo Salmón, Arne Jacobs, Dag Ahrén, Clotilde Biard, Niels J. Dingemanse, Davide M. Dominoni, Barbara Helm, Max Lundberg, Juan Carlos Senar, Philipp Sprau, Marcel E. Visser, Caroline Isaksson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23027-w
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Summary:The genetic architecture underlying rapid adaptive responses to novel environments are poorly understood. A study of great tits from nine European cities finds that urban adaptation in a widespread songbird occurred through unique and shared selective sweeps in a core-set of behaviour-linked genes.
ISSN:2041-1723