A potential pitfall in studies of biological shape: does size matter?
D Outomuro, F Johansson - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The number of published studies using geometric morphometrics (GM) for analysing
biological shape has increased steadily since the beginning of the 1990s, covering multiple …
biological shape has increased steadily since the beginning of the 1990s, covering multiple …
Reproductive mode and conflict shape the evolution of male attributes and rate of speciation in the fish family Poeciliidae
DN Reznick, J Travis, BJA Pollux… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sexual conflict is caused by differences between the sexes in how fitness is maximized.
These differences are shaped by the discrepancy in the investment in gametes, how mates …
These differences are shaped by the discrepancy in the investment in gametes, how mates …
The cichlid oral and pharyngeal jaws are evolutionarily and genetically coupled
AJ Conith, RC Albertson - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
Evolutionary constraints may significantly bias phenotypic change, while “breaking” from
such constraints can lead to expanded ecological opportunity. Ray-finned fishes have …
such constraints can lead to expanded ecological opportunity. Ray-finned fishes have …
Ecomorphological divergence and habitat lability in the context of robust patterns of modularity in the cichlid feeding apparatus
Background Adaptive radiations are characterized by extreme and/or iterative phenotypic
divergence; however, such variation does not accumulate evenly across an organism …
divergence; however, such variation does not accumulate evenly across an organism …
How conflict shapes evolution in poeciliid fishes
In live-bearing animal lineages, the evolution of the placenta is predicted to create an arena
for genomic conflict during pregnancy, drive patterns of male sexual selection, and increase …
for genomic conflict during pregnancy, drive patterns of male sexual selection, and increase …
Phylogeny and time scale of diversification in the fossil-rich sunfishes and black basses (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Centrarchidae)
Abstract Species of the North American freshwater fish lineage Centrarchidae are apex
predators in their habitats and are among the world's most popular sport fishes. Centrarchids …
predators in their habitats and are among the world's most popular sport fishes. Centrarchids …
Sexual dichromatism is decoupled from diversification over deep time in fishes
Sexually selected traits have long been thought to drive diversification, but support for this
hypothesis has been persistently controversial. In fishes, sexually dimorphic coloration is …
hypothesis has been persistently controversial. In fishes, sexually dimorphic coloration is …
The evolution of jaw protrusion mechanics is tightly coupled to bentho-pelagic divergence in damselfishes (Pomacentridae)
WJ Cooper, CB Carter, AJ Conith… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Most species-rich lineages of aquatic organisms have undergone divergence between
forms that feed from the substrate (benthic feeding) and forms that feed from the water …
forms that feed from the substrate (benthic feeding) and forms that feed from the water …
Evolution in an extreme environment: developmental biases and phenotypic integration in the adaptive radiation of antarctic notothenioids
Background Over the past 40 million years water temperatures have dramatically dropped in
the Southern Ocean, which has led to the local extinction of most nearshore fish lineages …
the Southern Ocean, which has led to the local extinction of most nearshore fish lineages …
Reef fish functional traits evolve fastest at trophic extremes
Trophic ecology is thought to exert a profound influence on biodiversity, but the specifics of
the process are rarely examined at large spatial and evolutionary scales. We investigate …
the process are rarely examined at large spatial and evolutionary scales. We investigate …