Genomic signatures of subterranean lifestyle and ecological adaptation in Myospalax
Overall, our results illuminate the structural, regulatory, and evolutionary mechanisms underlying ecological divergence and highlight how genome architecture contributes to adaptive evolution in subterranean mammals.
Authors
- Xiaolong Liang
- Yang Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9068-9993)
- Kexin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1906-3477)
- Yijing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7503-3910)
- Na Wan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8122-350X)
- Meng‐Liang Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7621-1563)
- Mingyu Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7411-1916)
- Wei Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3585-0369)
- M. Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5507-0661)
- Jiaqi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0252-7987)
- Haolin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0985-8890)
- Eviatar Nevo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2550-6975)
- Xiaojie Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5878-6562)
Institutions
- Lanzhou University (CN)
- University of Haifa (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02431-4
- Primary Topic
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Lanzhou University
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Grantová Agentura České Republiky