Genetic Adaption and Metabolic Response of Aquatic Animals to Diverse Water Environment Parameters

Unlike the atmosphere where terrestrial animals inhabit, the water environment may present additional effects to aquatic animals due to the varying salinity levels, lower dissolved oxygen levels, higher ammonia nitrogen levels and more unstable and unpredictable food resources. Aquatic animals have evolved to adapt to the extreme water environment for survival, while the genetic basis for such adaptation is far from enough. Additionally, aquatic animals have been challenged by human activities such as the release of microplastics and over-density during aquaculture. Especially during intensive aquaculture, the enriched pathogenic microorganism and unbalanced diet would significantly affect the health of aquatic animals. Therefore, it is important to reveal the genetic adaptation and metabolic response to diverse environment parameters.

This Research Topic expands our understanding of aquatic animals' genetic adaption and metabolic response to diverse water environment parameters. Related studies in the format of Original Research, Reviews and Mini-Reviews, among other formats, are welcomed.

Submissions are encouraged on, but not limited to, the following sub-topics:
- The genetic basis for adapting aquatic animals to a specific water environment, including the extremely high or low water temperature, the different salinity, etc.
- The metabolic responses of aquatic animals to the affected environment are caused by human activities, including the release of microplastics, drug pollution, etc.
The metabolic responses of aquatic animals to the challenges during intensive aquaculture include pathogenic microorganisms, the unbalanced diet, enriched ammonia, etc.
- The molecular mechanism for such metabolic responses of aquatic animals to diverse water environment parameters using multiple omics techniques.