Stable isotopes disentangle niche partitioning and co‐occurrence in a multi‐species marine mutualism

BM Titus, CYM Froehlich, C Vondriska, R Baker… - Oikos, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ecologists have long sought general explanations for the co‐occurrence of ecologically
similar taxa. Niche theory explains co‐occurrence via functional differences among taxa that …

Contrasting patterns of genetic and phenotypic divergence of two sympatric congeners, Phragmites australis and P. hirsuta, in heterogeneous habitats

T Qiu, Z Liu, H Li, J Yang, B Liu, Y Yang - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Habitat heterogeneity leads to genome-wide differentiation and morphological and
ecological differentiation, which will progress along the speciation continuum, eventually …

Novel insights into symbiont population structure: Globe‐trotting avian feather mites contradict the specialist–generalist variation hypothesis

AE Matthews, TJ Boves, AD Sweet, EM Ames… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Researchers often examine symbiont host specificity as a species‐level pattern, but it can
also be key to understanding processes occurring at the population level, which are not as …

Genomic signatures of sympatric speciation with historical and contemporary gene flow in a tropical anthozoan (Hexacorallia: Actiniaria)

BM Titus, PD Blischak, M Daly - Molecular Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Sympatric diversification is recognized to have played an important role in the evolution of
biodiversity. However, an in situ sympatric origin for codistributed taxa is difficult to …

Divergent mitochondrial lineages arose within a large, panmictic population of the Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

PM Benham, ZA Cheviron - Molecular Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Unusual patterns of mtDNA diversity can reveal interesting aspects of a species' biology.
However, making such inferences requires discerning among the many alternative …

Global species delimitation and phylogeography of the circumtropical 'sexy shrimp' Thor amboinensis reveals a cryptic species complex and secondary contact in the …

BM Titus, M Daly, N Hamilton… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim The “sexy shrimp” Thor amboinensis is currently considered a single
circumtropical species. However, the tropical oceans are partitioned by hard and soft …

Comparative behavioural observations demonstrate the 'cleaner' shrimp Periclimenes yucatanicus engages in true symbiotic cleaning interactions

BM Titus, C Vondriska, M Daly - Royal Society open …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Cleaner shrimps are ecologically important members of coral reef communities, but for many
species, cleaner status (ie dedicated, facultative and mimic), clientele and ecological role …

Comparative phylogeography of parasitic Laelaps mites contribute new insights into the specialist-generalist variation hypothesis (SGVH)

CA Matthee, A Engelbrecht, S Matthee - BMC evolutionary biology, 2018 - Springer
Background The specialist-generalist variation hypothesis (SGVH) in parasites suggests
that, due to patchiness in habitat (host availability), specialist species will show more …

Ecological characteristics explain neutral genetic variation of three coastal sparrow species

LM Maxwell, JD Clark, J Walsh, M Conway… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Eco‐phylogeographic approaches to comparative population genetic analyses allow for the
inclusion of intrinsic influences as drivers of intraspecific genetic structure. This insight into …

Host-mediated dispersal shapes spatial distribution of genetic variability in marine symbionts

JA Pagán, R Xavier, PC Sikkel… - Bulletin of Marine …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Assessing the importance of intrinsic and extrinsic factors that shape the spatial distribution
of genetic diversity of symbionts has been a topic of debate for decades. While host …