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How predation shaped fish: the impact of fin spines on body form evolution across teleosts.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Nov 2015

Price S A, Friedman S T, Wainwright P C

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It is well known that predators can induce morphological changes in some fish: individuals exposed to predation cues increase body depth and the length of spines. We hypothesize that these structures may evolve synergistically, as together, these traits will further enlarge the body dimensions of the fish that gape-limited predators must overcome. We therefore expect that the orientation of the spines will...

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PMID: 26559954
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1428
PMCID: PMC4685802

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