... of in vivo and in vitro studies reveals that the corticotropin-releasing factor system serves osmoregulatory functions in the gills of Atlantic salmon. Angiogenesis Endothelial permeability Immune regulation RNA-Seq Smoltification Seawater transfer Natural Sciences and Engineering...

.... RNA-seq Proteomics Mollusk Rocky intertidal Environmental stress Mytilus californianus California State University, Sacramento National Science Foundation http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000001 IOS-1256186 Plasticity in the molecular phenotype, such as changes...

... acidification shows that while embryos are robust to low pH, the energetic cost may have negative carryover effects on swimming larvae. DESeq2 MZT Maternal provisioning RNA-seq Montipora capitata United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation 2016321 National Institute...

.... Transcriptomics Metabolomics Genomics RNA-seq Hypothesis testing A goal of comparative physiology is to understand the diverse mechanisms that allow animals to function and survive in their environments. Comparative physiologists (1) inquire vertically across levels of biological organization, (2...

... exposure is necessary for the development of key behaviors. Olfaction Swordtail fish Xiphophorus Boldness RNA-Seq Mate choice A major goal in evolutionary biology is to determine the mechanisms driving the origin and maintenance of reproductive isolation between species. Among closely...

... an adult-specific translational arrest mechanism that could explain divergent overwintering strategies across development. Chrysemys picta Comparative transcriptomics Reptile Ribosomal protein RNA-seq For almost every animal, oxygen is required for life, but variation in survival time...

... and molecular level. Environmental adaptations to anchialine habitats may be divergent across both distantly and closely related taxa. Euryhalinity RNA-Seq Acclimation Atyidae Crustaceans are among the most well studied group for physiological responses to changes in environmental salinity...

.../ Summary: Honey bees caged for experimental purposes show significant alteration of their gene regulation and oxidative stress compared with their sister-mates operating under natural hive conditions. Honey bee RNA-seq Cage stress Imidacloprid Gene regulation Oxidative stress The honey...

... zebrafish retina reveals novel circadian transcripts. Zebrafish Retina Transcriptomics RNA-seq Circadian rhythms Circadian rhythms are physiological and behavioural changes that recur in about 24 h that allow the organism to adapt to fluctuations in the external environment driven...

..., such as RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). However, little attention has been given to how ecologically relevant field conditions may affect gene expression during diapause development because previous studies have focused on laboratory-reared and -maintained insects. To determine whether gene expression differs...

... Transcriptomics RNA-seq Biomineralization Shell formation (need 6-10) Thecosome pteropods, a group of marine planktonic shelled gastropods, contribute substantially to food webs and both carbon and carbonate flux in many pelagic ecosystems ( Berner and Honjo, 1981 ; Fabry and Deuser, 1991 ; Noji et...

... , J. T. , Barshis , D. J. , Seneca , F. , Jaris , H. , Therkildsen , N. O. , Morikawa , M. and Palumbi , S. R. ( 2012 ). The simple fool's guide to population genomics via RNA-Seq: an introduction to high-throughput sequencing data analysis . Mol. Ecol. Resour. 12...

... injury, neurological development and longevity are up-regulated in bees exposed to fluctuating temperatures during post-diapause quiescence. Chill injury Fluctuating thermal regime Megachile rotundata RNA-seq Temperature stress Insects have evolved the ability to cope with harsh, long...

.... Competing interests The authors declare no competing financial interests. 30 4 2014 22 9 2014 © 2014. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2014 RNA-Seq Gene expression Osmoregulation Salinity tolerance Salmonidae Salvelinus alpinus Migration between...

..., we use RNA-Seq to contrast gene expression during diapause with quiescence to identify transcriptional changes specific to the diapause response. We identify global trends in gene expression that show gradual convergence of diapause gene expression upon gene expression during quiescence. Functionally...