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The genetics of migration on the move.

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Summary, in English

Across a range of organisms, related species or even populations of the same species exhibit strikingly different scales and patterns of movement. A significant proportion of the phenotypic variance in migratory traits is genetic, but the genes involved in shaping these phenotypes are still unknown. Although recent achievements in genomics will evolve migratory genetics research from a phenotypic to a molecular approach, fully sequenced and annotated genomes of migratory species are still lacking. Consequently, many of the genes involved in migration are unavailable as candidates. Migration is central to the life-history adaptations of many animals. Here, we review current understanding of the genetic architecture of migratory traits and discuss the significant implications this will have for other areas of biology, including population responses to climate change, speciation and conservation management.

Publishing year

2011

Language

English

Pages

561-569

Publication/Series

Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Volume

26

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Biological Sciences

Status

Published

Project

  • Genetics of migration

Research group

  • Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab
  • Animal Navigation Lab

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1872-8383