Publication with datasets Umina et al. 2005, A Rapid Shift in a Classic Clinal Pattern in Drosophila Reflecting Climate Change, Science

Summary

ABSTRACT: Geographical clines in genetic polymorphisms are widely used as evidence of climatic selection and are expected to shift with climate change. We show that the classic latitudinal cline in the alcohol dehydrogenase polymorphism of Drosophila melanogaster has shifted over 20 years in eastern coastal Australia. Southern high-latitude populations now have the genetic constitution of more northerly populations, equivalent to a shift of 4° in latitude. A similar shift was detected for a genetically independent inversion polymorphism, whereas two other linked polymorphisms exhibiting weaker clinal patterns have remained relatively stable. These genetic changes are likely to reflect increasingly warmer and drier conditions and may serve as sensitive biomarkers for climate change.

Datasets

  • 40 Umina et al. 2005, ADH locus

    This data set contains frequencies of the alcohol dehydrogenase (Adh)S allele for 46 Drosophila melanogaster locations collected during 1978-1982 and for 34 locations collected during 2002-2004 (Fig. 1). Note longitudes in data are approximate.

  • 41 Umina et al. 2005, In(3R)Payne inversion

    This data set contains frequencies of the inversion In(3R)Payne for 46 Drosophila melanogaster locations collected during 1978-1982 and for 34 locations collected during 2002-2004 (Fig. 1). Note longitudes in data are approximate.

Publication Citations

  • Umina, P. A., Weeks, A. R., Kearney, M. R., McKechnie, S. W., and Hoffmann, A. A., 'A Rapid Shift in a Classic Clinal Pattern in Drosophila Reflecting Climate Change', Science, vol. 308, no. 5722, 2005, pp. 691-693. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1109523. Details

Digital Resources

Title
Supporting Online Material - Umina et al. 2005, A Rapid Shift in a Classic Clinal Pattern in Drosophila Reflecting Climate Change - Umina et al. 2005, Science
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methods
Date
2005

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/suppl/2005/04/26/308.5722.691.DC1/Umina.SOM.pdf