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Functional diversification within a predatory species flock.
Burress, Edward D; Duarte, Alejandro; Serra, Wilson S; Loueiro, Marcelo; Gangloff, Michael M; Siefferman, Lynn.
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  • Burress ED; Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, United States of America.
PLoS One ; 8(11): e80929, 2013.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24278349
Ecological speciation is well-known from adaptive radiations in cichlid fishes inhabiting lentic ecosystems throughout the African rift valley and Central America. Here, we investigate the ecological and morphological diversification of a recently discovered lotic predatory Neotropical cichlid species flock in subtropical South America. We document morphological and functional diversification using geometric morphometrics, stable C and N isotopes, stomach contents and character evolution. This species flock displays species-specific diets and skull and pharyngeal jaw morphology. Moreover, this lineage appears to have independently evolved away from piscivory multiple times and derived forms are highly specialized morphologically and functionally relative to ancestral states. Ecological speciation played a fundamental role in this radiation and our data reveal novel conditions of ecological speciation including a species flock that evolved: 1) in a piscivorous lineage, 2) under lotic conditions and 3) with pronounced morphological novelties, including hypertrophied lips that appear to have evolved rapidly.
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Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conducta Predatoria / Biodiversidad Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Uruguay Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conducta Predatoria / Biodiversidad Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Uruguay Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos