Evolution of novel sensory organs in fish with legs
C. A. Allard, A. L. Herbert, S. P. Krueger, Q. Liang, B. L. Walsh, A. Rhyne, A. Gourlay, A. Seminara, M. W. Baldwin, D. M. Kingsley, N. Bellono
The paper investigates how sea robins evolved leg-like sensory organs for prey detection, showing papillae enable enhanced mechanical and chemical sensing for predatory behavior.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2023Evolutionary Biology