Speciation in freshwater fishes
O Seehausen, CE Wagner - Annual review of ecology, evolution …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The extraordinary species richness of freshwater fishes has attracted much research on
mechanisms and modes of speciation. We here review research on speciation in freshwater …
mechanisms and modes of speciation. We here review research on speciation in freshwater …
Extreme environments and the origins of biodiversity: adaptation and speciation in sulphide spring fishes
Organisms adapted to physiochemical stressors provide ideal systems to study evolutionary
mechanisms that drive adaptation and speciation. This review study focuses on livebearing …
mechanisms that drive adaptation and speciation. This review study focuses on livebearing …
Finding answers in the dark: caves as models in ecology fifty years after Poulson and White
S Mammola - Ecography, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The use of semi‐isolated habitats such as oceanic islands, lakes and mountain summits as
model systems has played a crucial role in the development of evolutionary and ecological …
model systems has played a crucial role in the development of evolutionary and ecological …
[HTML][HTML] Fish shoals resemble a stochastic excitable system driven by environmental perturbations
Groups of animals can perform highly coordinated collective behaviours that confer benefits
to the participating individuals by facilitating social information exchange and protection from …
to the participating individuals by facilitating social information exchange and protection from …
Epigenetic inheritance of DNA methylation changes in fish living in hydrogen sulfide–rich springs
Environmental factors can promote phenotypic variation through alterations in the
epigenome and facilitate adaptation of an organism to the environment. Although hydrogen …
epigenome and facilitate adaptation of an organism to the environment. Although hydrogen …
[HTML][HTML] Gene flow and population structure in the Mexican blind cavefish complex (Astyanax mexicanus)
Background Cave animals converge evolutionarily on a suite of troglomorphic traits, the best
known of which are eyelessness and depigmentation. We studied 11 cave and 10 surface …
known of which are eyelessness and depigmentation. We studied 11 cave and 10 surface …
How parallel is parallel evolution? A comparative analysis in fishes
KB Oke, G Rolshausen, C LeBlond… - The American …, 2017 - journals.uchicago.edu
Evidence of phenotypic parallelism is often used to infer the deterministic role played by
natural selection. However, variation in the extent or direction of divergence is often evident …
natural selection. However, variation in the extent or direction of divergence is often evident …
The ecological classification of cave animals and their adaptations
FG Howarth, OT Moldovan - Cave ecology, 2018 - Springer
Why certain animals lose features believed essential, like eyes, bodily color, and
robustness, to live permanently underground has long intrigued biologists and laymen …
robustness, to live permanently underground has long intrigued biologists and laymen …
Do freshwater fishes diversify faster than marine fishes? A test using state-dependent diversification analyses and molecular phylogenetics of new world silversides …
Freshwater habitats make up only∼ 0.01% of available aquatic habitat and yet harbor 40%
of all fish species, whereas marine habitats comprise> 99% of available aquatic habitat and …
of all fish species, whereas marine habitats comprise> 99% of available aquatic habitat and …
Convergent evolution of conserved mitochondrial pathways underlies repeated adaptation to extreme environments
Extreme environments test the limits of life; yet, some organisms thrive in harsh conditions.
Extremophile lineages inspire questions about how organisms can tolerate physiochemical …
Extremophile lineages inspire questions about how organisms can tolerate physiochemical …