Effect of preservation on fish morphology over time: Implications for morphological studies

VA Sotola, CA Craig, PJ Pfaff, JD Maikoetter… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
It has long been recognized that the process of preserving biological specimens results in
alterations of body shape, though detailed studies examining the degree to which …

Consumption explains intraspecific variation in nutrient recycling stoichiometry in a desert fish

EK Moody, EW Carson, JR Corman… - Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Consumer‐driven nutrient recycling can have substantial effects on primary production and
patterns of nutrient limitation in aquatic ecosystems by altering the rates as well as the …

Drivers and Cascading Ecological Consequences of Gambusia affinis Trait Variation

ZT Wood, LK Lopez, CC Symons… - The American …, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
Phenotypic trait differences among populations can shape ecological outcomes for
communities and ecosystems. However, few studies have mechanistically linked heritable …

Testing the effects of body depth on fish maneuverability via robophysical models

S Howe, K Bryant, A Duff, H Astley - Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Fish show a wide diversity of body shapes which affect many aspects of their biology,
including swimming and feeding performance, and defense from predators. Deep laterally …

Population genetics and independently replicated evolution of predator-associated burst speed ecophenotypy in mosquitofish

TJ DeWitt, NJ Troendle, M Mateos, R Mauricio - Heredity, 2022 - nature.com
Many species show replicated ecophenotypy due to recurring patterns of natural selection.
Based on the presence or absence of pursuit predators, at least 17 species of fish …

Population genetic structure of the endemic fish Gambusia marshi from the Cuatro Ciénegas basin and its outflow in Coahuila, Mexico

JY Xie, KS Kim, D Powell… - Aquatic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The valley of Cuatro Ciénegas in Coahuila, Mexico, has the highest degree of local
endemism of any habitat in North America. Despite the arid desert climate, the basin …

稻田金背鲤尾柄肌纤维特征及相关代谢酶与基因表达研究

张文争, 杨立, 姚俊杰, 蒙庆米, 纪达 - 南方水产科学, 2023 - schinafish.cn
稻田金背鲤(Cyprinus carpio var. Jinbei) 是经过多个世代自然选择和人工选择生活于稻田的
鲤鱼. 为推广金背鲤-稻田养殖模式, 为该模式下的良种选育提供数据支撑 …

A novel body plan alters diversification of body shape and genitalia in live-bearing fish

RB Langerhans, E Rosa-Molinar - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Major evolutionary innovations can greatly influence subsequent evolution. While many
major transitions occurred in the deep past, male live-bearing fishes (family Poeciliidae) …

Morphological evidence of maladaptation to introduced predators in Gambusia senilis from its extant range in the Conchos Basin (Chihuahua, Mexico)

EK Moody, KL Sterup… - Western North American …, 2021 - BioOne
Desert fishes are among the most imperiled yet poorly studied groups of fishes on Earth.
Human modifications of the environment and introductions of invasive species frequently …

Animal-Mediated Nutrient Cycling in Aquatic Ecosystems of the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin

EK Moody, EW Carson, JR Corman… - Ecosystem Ecology and …, 2018 - Springer
Consumers can alter nutrient cycling and create biogeochemical hotspots by excreting
nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus at varying rates and stoichiometric ratios …