Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse ecosystems of the world, yet little is
known about the processes creating and maintaining their diversity. Ecologically, corallivory …

Omobranchus punctatus is native to the Indo-Pacific region and invasive in the Atlantic
region, currently being considered one of the most widely distributed blenny species …

Over the last century, a large body of literature emerged on mechanisms driving speciation.
Most of the research into these questions focussed on terrestrial systems, while research in …

In this study, we delved into the interaction between corallivorous marine gastropods, the
muricid Coralliophilinae Chenu, 1859, and their cnidarian food targets. Coralliophilinae is a …

The giant black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) is native to the Indo-Pacific and is the
second most farmed penaeid shrimp species globally. Understanding genetic structure …

Host shifts represent the advancement of a novel niche and often lead to speciation in
symbionts. However, its mechanisms are not well understood. Here, we focused on the alga …

Symbioses play important roles in forming the structural and distributional patterns of marine
diversity. Understanding how interspecies interactions through symbioses contribute to …

Host shifting in insect-plant systems was historically important to the development of
ecological speciation theory, yet surprisingly few studies have examined whether host …

Species delimitation is challenging in sibling species/cryptic lineages because of the
absence of clear diagnostic traits. However, integration of different approaches such as …

The fluid nature of the ocean, combined with planktonic dispersal of marine larvae, lowers
physical barriers to gene flow. However, divergence can still occur despite gene flow if …