The unparalleled biodiversity found in the American tropics (the Neotropics) has attracted
the attention of naturalists for centuries. Despite major advances in recent years in our …

Morphological diversity may arise rapidly as a result of adaptation to novel ecological
opportunities, but early bursts of trait evolution are rarely observed. Rather, models of …

Uno de los objetivos de la ecología funcional es entender cómo los rasgos funcionales
varían entre y dentro de las especies y cuál es su valor ecológico y adaptativo. En este …

We present a taxonomically complete and topologically robust molecular phylogeny of the
Middle American heroine cichlids based on which we review their diversity and genus-level …

Neotropical ecosystems are renowned for numerous examples of adaptive radiation in both
plants and animals resulting in high levels of biodiversity and endemism. However, we still …

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 …

The phenotypic, geographic, and species diversity of cichlid fishes have made them a group
of great interest for studying evolutionary processes. Here we present a targeted-exon next …

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 …

The concept of the adaptive landscape has been invaluable to evolutionary biologists for
visualizing the dynamics of selection and adaptation, and is increasingly being used to study …

Ecomorphology is the study of relationships between organismal morphology and ecology.
As such, it is the only way to determine if morphometric data can be used as an informative …