Repeated genomic signatures of adaptation to urbanisation in a songbird across Europe
P. Salmon, A. Jacobs, D. Ahren, C. Biard, N. Dingemanse, D. Dominoni, B. Helm, M. Lundberg, J. C. Senar, P. Sprau, M. E. Visser, C. Isaksson
The paper identifies repeated genetic adaptations to urbanisation in great tits across Europe, showing polygenic responses and selective sweeps in genes related to neural function.
bioRxiv · May 5, 2020Evolutionary Biology