Establishing the genetic and molecular basis underlying adaptive traits is one of the major
goals of evolutionary geneticists in order to understand the connection between genotype …

Amphibians and reptiles as a group are often secretive, reach their greatest diversity often in
remote tropical regions, and contain some of the most endangered groups of organisms on …

Although many cases of genetic adaptations to high elevations have been reported, the
processes driving these modifications and the pace of their evolution remain unclear. Many …

Molecular ecology has become one of the key tools in the modern conservationist's kit. Here
we review three areas where molecular ecology has been applied to amphibian …

Evolutionary genetics has entered an unprecedented era of discovery, catalyzed in large
part by the development of technologies that provide information about genome sequence …

Elucidating the mechanisms of high-altitude adaptation is an important research area in
modern biology. To date, however, knowledge has been limited to the genetic mechanisms …

Triplophysa fishes are the primary component of the fish fauna on the Tibetan Plateau and
are well adapted to the high-altitude environment. Despite the importance of Triplophysa …

Understanding the molecular mechanisms and evolutionary process of plant adaptation to
the heterogeneous environment caused by altitude gradients in plateau mountain …

Recent studies of humans, dogs and rodents have started to discover the genetic
underpinnings of high altitude adaptations, yet amphibians have received little attention in …

The plateau zokor (Myospalax baileyi) spends its entire life underground in sealed burrows.
Confronting limited oxygen and high carbon dioxide concentrations and complete darkness …