Ecological speciation in European whitefish is driven by a large-gaped predator
G. Ohlund, M. Bodin, K. A. Nilsson, S.-O. Ohlund, K. Mobley, A. G. Hudson, M. Peedu, A. Brannstrom, P. Bartels, K. Praebel, C. L. Hein, P. Johansson, G. Englund
The paper identifies a large-gaped predator, northern pike, as the driver of ecological speciation in European whitefish by initiating divergence into benthic giants and pelagic dwarfs.
bioRxiv · Feb 12, 2019Evolutionary Biology