A study by the University of Barcelona has shown that one species of fruit fly drosophila-the-subosbcura is undergoing genetic changes parallel to global warming.The DNA of the animal seems to be adapting-through investment-chromosome to rising temperatures and americas environment in Europe, according to researchers Joan Balanyá, Serra and Josep Lluis Maria Oller.
The study is especially valuable because it provides an example of how climate change affects the species.
"We could interpret these results as a wake-up call, as a warning about the effects of human activity on the natural environment, D. subobscura its genome can be adapted to warmer conditions, but not all species can do.
And much less whether we add more external factors that degrade their natural habitat, "said Lluis Serra.
