Few Fixed Variants between Trophic Specialist Pupfish Species Reveal Candidate Cis-Regulatory Alleles Underlying Rapid Craniofacial Divergence
Investigating closely related species that rapidly evolved divergent feeding morphology is a
powerful approach to identify genetic variation underlying variation in complex traits. This …
powerful approach to identify genetic variation underlying variation in complex traits. This …
The role of abiotic and biotic factors in the unequal body shape diversification of a Gondwanan fish radiation (Otophysi: Characiformes)
Understanding why some clades diversify greatly while others do not is a major goal of
evolutionary biology. Both abiotic and biotic factors are important in driving unequal …
evolutionary biology. Both abiotic and biotic factors are important in driving unequal …
Rapid Parallel Morphological and Mechanical Diversification of South American Pike Cichlids (Crenicichla)
Explosive bouts of diversification are one of the most conspicuous features of the tree of life.
When such bursts are repeated in similar environments, it suggests some degree of …
When such bursts are repeated in similar environments, it suggests some degree of …
Diet and habit explain head‐shape convergences in natricine snakes
The concept of ecomorphs, whereby species with similar ecologies have similar phenotypes
regardless of their phylogenetic relatedness, is often central to discussions regarding the …
regardless of their phylogenetic relatedness, is often central to discussions regarding the …
Trophic Diversification Out of Ancestral Specialization: An Example from a Radiating African Cyprinid Fish (Genus Garra)
AS Komarova, AS Golubtsov, BA Levin - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Trophic resource partitioning is one of the main ecological mechanisms of adaptive
radiation. The Garra is a highly specialized periphyton feeder that has widened jaws …
radiation. The Garra is a highly specialized periphyton feeder that has widened jaws …
Caucasian treasure: Genomics sheds light on the evolution of half-extinct Sevan trout, Salmo ischchan, species flock
Five ecologically and phenotypically divergent ecomorphs of the genus Salmo are known
from a landlocked alpine lake in the Caucasus, Lake Sevan. It is an example of sympatric …
from a landlocked alpine lake in the Caucasus, Lake Sevan. It is an example of sympatric …
Phenotypic rate and state are decoupled in response to river-to-lake transitions in cichlid fishes
ED Burress, MM Muñoz - Evolution, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Geographic access to isolated ecosystems is an important catalyst of adaptive radiation.
Cichlid fishes repeatedly colonized rift, crater, and volcanic lakes from surrounding rivers …
Cichlid fishes repeatedly colonized rift, crater, and volcanic lakes from surrounding rivers …
Rapid adaptive radiation in a hillstream cyprinid fish in the East African White Nile River basin
Adaptive radiation of freshwater fishes was long thought to be possible only in lacustrine
environments. Recently, several studies have shown that riverine and stream environments …
environments. Recently, several studies have shown that riverine and stream environments …
Monsters with a shortened vertebral column: A population phenomenon in radiating fish Labeobarbus (Cyprinidae)
AS Golubtsov, NB Korostelev, BA Levin - Plos One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The phenomenon of a massive vertebral deformity was recorded in the radiating
Labeobarbus assemblage from the middle reaches of the Genale River (south-eastern …
Labeobarbus assemblage from the middle reaches of the Genale River (south-eastern …
Evolution and Biogeography of Freshwater Snails of the Genus Bulinus (Gastropoda) in Afromontane Extreme Environments
I Tumwebaze, C Clewing, FD Chibwana… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mountains are considered island-like systems often characterized by exceptional
biodiversity and endemism. There are many highly isolated mountain ranges in Africa that …
biodiversity and endemism. There are many highly isolated mountain ranges in Africa that …