Sea Snakes: A genomic model system for studying rapid ongoing speciation and adaptation to an aquatic habitat

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Anders Hay-Schmidt

Institution

University of Copenhagen

Beløb

DKK 125,000

År

2020

Bevillingstype

Field Trips / Research Stays >100,000

Resumé

Using sea snakes as a genomic model system we aim to uncover sea snake speciation, including insights on the genomic adaptations to e.g. hypoxia, morphological adaptations as microcephaly, flat tail, changes in dentition and uptake of oxygen through the skin.

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