Host-use Drives Convergent Evolution in Clownfish and Disentangles the Mystery of an Iconic Adaptive Radiation
T. N. Gaboriau, A. Marcionetti, A. Garcia Jimenez, S. Schmid, L. M. Fitzgerald, B. Micheli, B. Titus, N. Salamin
This study identifies sea anemone host use as the driver of convergent evolution in clownfish color and morphology, resolving a long-standing mystery in adaptive radiation.
bioRxiv · Jul 8, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology