Genetic variation gives mussels a chance to adapt to climate change
Sunday, December 22, 2019 - 20:00
in Biology & Nature
Existing genetic variation in natural populations of Mediterranean mussels allows them to adapt to declining pH levels in seawater caused by carbon emissions. Biologists show that mussels raised in a low pH experimental environment grew smaller shells than those grown at normal pH levels, but the overall survival rate of mussels grown under both conditions was the same.