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Freshwater Habitats Promote Rapid Rates of Phenotypic Evolution in Sculpin Fishes (Perciformes: Cottoidea).
The American naturalist - 1 Oct 2024
Buser Thaddaeus J, Larouche Olivier, Aguilar Andres, Neves Mayara P, Sandel Michael W, Sidlauskas Brian L, Summers Adam P, Evans Kory M
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AbstractInvasions of freshwater habitats by marine fishes provide exceptional cases of habitat-driven biological diversification. Freshwater habitats make up less than 1% of aquatic habitats but contain ∼50% of fish species. However, while the dominant group of freshwater fishes (Otophysi) is older than that of most marine fishes (Percomorphaceae), it is less morphologically diverse. Classically, scientists have...
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