Article
Ontogenetic Ecological Shifts Drive Level-dependent Patterns of Phenotypic Disparity in Reef Fishes.
Integrative and comparative biology - 12 Jan 2026
Frédérich Bruno, Huet Emmanuelle, Maniquet Héloïse, Mittelheiser Laurent, Gillet Amandine, Dornburg Alex, Laudet Vincent, Lecchini David
Abstract excerpt
Ecological shifts are major drivers of phenotypic diversification across the Tree of Life. Yet in many organisms, these transitions occur not only across evolutionary time but within individual life histories, complicating expectations for how ecological shifts shape morphology. In such cases, developmental remodelling may mediate the translation of ecological opportunity into phenotypic variation, raising the...
Topics
- Animals
- Coral Reefs
- Fishes
- Phenotype
- Larva
- Biological Evolution
- Metamorphosis, Biological
