Genomic adaptation of Daphnia cucullata to elevated temperatures

Insights from power plant-heated lakes. Limnology and Oceanography, 2026.

Genomic adaptation of the water flea Daphnia cucullata to elevated temperatures, studied in Polish lakes that are heated by power plants and in nearby unheated control lakes.

Map of sampled Polish lakes (heated and control) and population genetic diversity statistics — (a) Sampled lakes, heated (red) and control (blue); (b) population genetic diversity. Figure 1 from Xu et al. (2026), *Limnology and Oceanography* 71(9): e70498, CC BY 4.0.

S. Xu, J. Wolinska, M. K. Dziuba, S. Cerbin, M. Möst, L. De Meester (2026). The supporting information and analysis scripts are public: ShaolinXU/DcucuPolandThermalAdaptation.

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Daphnia cucullata · Population genomics · Thermal adaptation