Trophic innovations fuel reef fish diversification

Alexandre C. Siqueira; Renato A. Morais; David R. Bellwood; Peter F. Cowman

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16498-w

Nature Communications (May 2020)

Trophic innovations fuel reef fish diversification

Alexandre C. Siqueira,
Renato A. Morais,
David R. Bellwood,
Peter F. Cowman

Affiliations

Alexandre C. Siqueira: ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
Renato A. Morais: ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
David R. Bellwood: ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
Peter F. Cowman: ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16498-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Both geography and ecology can drive the origins of new species. Siqueira et al. show how geological changes in the structure of Miocene reefs and the concurrent evolution of new feeding strategies combine to explain why coral reefs contain such a diversity of fish species.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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