Vicariance and dispersal in southern hemisphere freshwater fish clades: a palaeontological perspective

A Capobianco, M Friedman - Biological Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Widespread fish clades that occur mainly or exclusively in fresh water represent a key target
of biogeographical investigation due to limited potential for crossing marine barriers …

How exceptional are the classic adaptive radiations of passerine birds?

DB Miles, RE Ricklefs, JB Losos - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
We investigated whether celebrated cases of evolutionary radiations of passerine birds on
islands have produced exceptional morphological diversity relative to comparable-aged …

The genomic timeline of cichlid fish diversification across continents

M Matschiner, A Böhne, F Ronco… - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Cichlid fishes are celebrated for their vast taxonomic, phenotypic, and ecological diversity;
however, a central aspect of their evolution—the timeline of their diversification—remains …

Ecological opportunity from innovation, not islands, drove the anole lizard adaptive radiation

ED Burress, MM Muñoz - Systematic Biology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Islands are thought to facilitate adaptive radiation by providing release from competition and
predation. Anole lizards are considered a classic example of this phenomenon: different …

Revision of the generic classification of pike cichlids using an integrative phylogenetic approach (Cichlidae: tribe Geophagini: subtribe Crenicichlina)

HR Varella, SO Kullander, NA Menezes… - Zoological Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Pike cichlids form the largest clade of Neotropical cichlids, with over 100 species presently
classified in two genera: Crenicichla (93 species widespread in rivers of South America east …

Mitogenomic Characterization of Cameroonian Endemic Coptodon camerunensis (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) and Matrilineal Phylogeny of Old-World Cichlids

S Kundu, PS De Alwis, AR Kim, SR Lee, HE Kang… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The mitogenomic evolution of old-world cichlids is still largely incomplete in Western Africa.
In this present study, the complete mitogenome of the Cameroon endemic cichlid, Coptodon …

Functional trade-offs asymmetrically promote phenotypic evolution

ED Burress, MM Muñoz - Systematic Biology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Trade-offs are thought to bias evolution and are core features of many anatomical systems.
Therefore, trade-offs may have far-reaching macroevolutionary consequences, including …

Island-and lake-like parallel adaptive radiations replicated in rivers

ED Burress, L Piálek, JR Casciotta… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Parallel adaptive radiations have arisen following the colonization of islands by lizards and
lakes by fishes. In these classic examples, parallel adaptive radiation is a response to the …

Testing for adaptive radiation: a new approach applied to Madagascar frogs

DS Moen, RN Ravelojaona, CR Hutter, JJ Wiens - Evolution, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Adaptive radiation is a key topic at the intersection of ecology and evolutionary biology. Yet
the definition and identification of adaptive radiation both remain contentious. Here, we …

Trait-mediated speciation and human-driven extinctions in proboscideans revealed by unsupervised Bayesian neural networks

T Hauffe, JL Cantalapiedra, D Silvestro - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Species life-history traits, paleoenvironment, and biotic interactions likely influence
speciation and extinction rates, affecting species richness over time. Birth-death models …