Sexual Dichromatism Is Decoupled from Diversification over Deep Time in Fishes.

doi:10.1086/715114

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Sexual Dichromatism Is Decoupled from Diversification over Deep Time in Fishes.

The American naturalist - 1 Aug 2021

Miller Elizabeth Christina, Mesnick Sarah L, Wiens John J

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AbstractSexually selected traits have long been thought to drive diversification, but support for this hypothesis has been persistently controversial. In fishes, sexually dimorphic coloration is associated with assortative mating and speciation among closely related species, as shown in classic studies. However, it is unclear whether these results can generalize to explain diversity patterns across ray-finned...

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Animals
Fishes
Genetic Speciation
Humans
Phenotype
Phylogeny
Sex Characteristics

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PMID: 34260865
DOI: 10.1086/715114

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