How conflict shapes evolution in poeciliid fishes

Andrew I. Furness; Bart J. A. Pollux; Robert W. Meredith; Mark S. Springer; David N. Reznick

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11307-5

Nature Communications (Jul 2019)

How conflict shapes evolution in poeciliid fishes

Andrew I. Furness,
Bart J. A. Pollux,
Robert W. Meredith,
Mark S. Springer,
David N. Reznick

Affiliations

Andrew I. Furness: Department of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Hull
Bart J. A. Pollux: Experimental Zoology Group, Wageningen University
Robert W. Meredith: Department of Biology, Montclair State University
Mark S. Springer: Department of Biology, University of California
David N. Reznick: Department of Biology, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11307-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The viviparity driven conflict hypothesis predicts the evolution of the placenta will suppress the evolution of traits associated with pre-copulatory mate choice and accelerate speciation rate. Furness et al. support the former and disprove the latter predictions with comparative analyses of the poecilid fishes.

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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