Phenotypic plasticity is predicted to facilitate individual survival and/or evolve in response to
novel environments. Plasticity that facilitates survival should both permit colonization and …

Recent advances in molecular technologies have opened up unprecedented opportunities
for molecular ecologists to better understand the molecular basis of traits of ecological and …

We applied a candidate gene mapping approach to an existing quantitative trait loci (QTL)
data set for spawning date in rainbow trout (Oncorynchus mykiss) to ascertain whether these …

Understanding the factors that shape the evolution of gene expression is a central goal in
biology, but the molecular mechanisms behind this remain controversial. A related major goal …

Evidence implicating differential gene expression as a significant driver of evolutionary novelty
continues to accumulate, but our understanding of the underlying sources of variation in …

Given that the genome of males and females are almost identical with the exception of
genes on the Y (or W) chromosome or sex-determining alleles (in organisms without sex …

By taking advantage of a recently developed reference marker set for avian genome analysis
we have constructed a gene-based genetic map of the collared flycatcher, an important “…

Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) is a precursor for several important peptide hormones involved
in a variety of functions ranging from stress response to energy homeostasis. In mammals …

Among vertebrates, teleost fishes have evolved the most impressive adaptations to variable
oxygen tensions in water (Shoubridge and Hochachka 1980; Nilsson and Randall 2010). …

Non-transgenic (wild-type) coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), growth hormone (GH)
transgenic salmon (with highly elevated growth rates), and GH transgenic salmon pair fed a non-…