Abstract:Circadian regulation is linked to local environmental adaptation.
Accordingly, many species with broad geographic and climatic niches
display variation in circadian clock genes. Here we hypothesize that
lichen-forming fungi, which occupy different climate zones along
elevation gradients, tune their metabolism to local environmental
conditions with the help of their circadian systems. We study two
species of the genus Umbilicaria, which occupy similar climatic
niches along elevation in different continents. Usi… Show more
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