Genome editing reveals fitness effects of a gene for sexual dichromatism in Sulawesian fishes

S Ansai, K Mochida, S Fujimoto… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Sexual selection drives rapid phenotypic diversification of mating traits. However, we know
little about the causative genes underlying divergence in sexually selected traits. Here, we …

Deeply divergent freshwater fish species within a single river system in central Sulawesi

IV Utama, IF Mandagi, SA Lawelle… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sulawesi is a biodiversity hotspot for ricefishes (Adrianichthyidae), with many species
endemic to the central part of this island in single ancient lakes or lake systems. Frequent …

Diversity of sex chromosomes in Sulawesian medaka fishes

S Ansai, J Montenegro, KWA Masengi… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Recent genetic and genomic studies have revealed tremendous diversity in sex
chromosomes across diverse taxa. Closely related species with different sex chromosomes …

Potential contribution of ancient introgression to the evolution of a derived reproductive strategy in ricefishes

JM Flury, K Meusemann, S Martin… - Genome Biology and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Transitions from no parental care to extensive care are costly and involve major changes in
life history, behavior, and morphology. Nevertheless, in Sulawesi ricefishes, pelvic brooding …

Species divergence and repeated ancient hybridization in a Sulawesian lake system

IF Mandagi, R Kakioka, J Montenegro… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
An increasing volume of empirical studies demonstrated that hybridization between distant
lineages may have promoted speciation in various taxa. However, the timing, extent and …

Mitochondrial introgression by ancient admixture between two distant lacustrine fishes in Sulawesi Island

M Horoiwa, IF Mandagi, N Sutra, J Montenegro… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Sulawesi, an island located in a biogeographical transition zone between Indomalaya and
Australasia, is famous for its high levels of endemism. Ricefishes (family Adrianichthyidae) …

Whole‐genome analysis of multiple wood ant population pairs supports similar speciation histories, but different degrees of gene flow, across their European ranges

B Portinha, A Avril, C Bernasconi… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The application of demographic history modelling and inference to the study of divergence
between species has become a cornerstone of speciation genomics. Speciation histories …

Genetic basis for the evolution of pelvic‐fin brooding, a new mode of reproduction, in a Sulawesian fish

J Montenegro, S Fujimoto, S Ansai… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Modes of reproduction in animals are diverse, with different modes having evolved
independently in multiple lineages across a variety of taxa. However, an understanding of …

A new ricefish, Oryzias moramoensis (Adrianichthyidae), described from a mountain waterfall in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

IV Utama, DF Mokodongan, SA Lawelle… - Ichthyological …, 2024 - Springer
Oryzias moramoensis, a new species of ricefish (Adrianichthyidae), is described from
Moramo Waterfall, Regency of Konawe Selatan, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia …

Population genetic characteristics of Hainan medaka with whole-genome resequencing

Z Yao, S Long, C Wang, C Huang, H Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The DMY gene is deleted in all males of the Sanya population (SY-medaka) of the Hainan
medaka, Oryzias curvinotus, as recently reported by us. However, due to limited knowledge …