Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Molecular evolution of luciferase diversified bioluminescent signals in sea fireflies
N. M. Hensley, E. A. Ellis, N. Y. Leung…·T. H. Oakley
This study identifies a single gene, cypridinid-luciferase, as a key driver of bioluminescent signal diversification in sea fireflies, showing how selection, drift, and constraint shaped phenotypic variation across species.
DOI 10.1111/mec.15673