Evolution of hemoglobin function in tropical air-breathing catfishes

Niels Christian Moth Andersen, Angela Fago, Christian Damsgaard*

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Abstract

The evolution of hemoglobin function in the transition from water- to air-breathing has been highly debated but remains unresolved. Here, we characterized the hemoglobin function in five closely related water- and air-breathing catfishes. We identify distinct directions of hemoglobin evolution in the clades that evolved air-breathing, and we show strong selection on hemoglobin function within the catfishes. These findings show that the lack of a general direction in hemoglobin function in the transition from water- to air-breathing may have resulted from divergent selection on hemoglobin function in independent clades of air-breathing fishes.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Experimental Zoology. Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology
Vol/bind335
Nummer9-10
Sider (fra-til)814-819
Antal sider6
ISSN2471-5638
DOI
StatusUdgivet - nov. 2021

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