The macroevolutionary history of bony fishes: a paleontological view
M Friedman - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Bony fishes are the principal group of backboned animals in contemporary aquatic settings.
Extant species are the focus of a vigorous program of macroevolutionary research, but …
Extant species are the focus of a vigorous program of macroevolutionary research, but …
Convergent evolution of giant size in eurypterids
A Ruebenstahl… - … of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Eurypterids—Palaeozoic marine and freshwater arthropods commonly known as sea
scorpions—repeatedly evolved to remarkable sizes (over 0.5 m in length) and colonized …
scorpions—repeatedly evolved to remarkable sizes (over 0.5 m in length) and colonized …
Independent transitions to freshwater environments promote phenotypic divergence, not convergence, in stingrays
A Magnuson, MN Dean, JC Weaver… - Integrative and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Instances of convergent or parallel evolution provide a potent model system for exploring
contingency and determinism in evolutionary biology. Likewise, the multiple, independent …
contingency and determinism in evolutionary biology. Likewise, the multiple, independent …
Introduction to “HaloDaSH: The deep and shallow history of aquatic life's passages between marine and freshwater habitats”
ET Schultz, L Park Boush - Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This series of papers highlights research into how biological exchanges between salty and
freshwater habitats have transformed the biosphere. Life in the ocean and in freshwaters …
freshwater habitats have transformed the biosphere. Life in the ocean and in freshwaters …
Freshwater habitats promote rapid rates of phenotypic evolution in sculpin fishes (Perciformes: Cottoidea)
The invasions of freshwater habitats by marine fishes provides exceptional cases of habitat-
driven biological diversification. Freshwater habitats make up less than 1% of aquatic …
driven biological diversification. Freshwater habitats make up less than 1% of aquatic …
Diversification and convergence following the transition from saltwater to freshwater in stingrays.
AD Magnuson - 2023 - ir.library.louisville.edu
One of the most fundamental questions in biology is why some groups of organisms are
more diverse than others. Classic hypotheses for explaining differences in diversity consider …
more diverse than others. Classic hypotheses for explaining differences in diversity consider …