Reference - Detail
| RRC ID | 85113 |
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| Author | Frédérich B, Mittelheiser L, Gillet A, Hodge JR, Laudet V, Dornburg A. |
| Title | Rapid and repeated evolution of pigmentation patterns in reef fishes. |
| Journal | BMC Biol |
| Abstract |
BACKGROUND:Pigmentation patterns are central to animal biology-shaping camouflage, signaling, and mate selection-and uncovering the mechanisms driving their diversification is key to understanding the evolutionary principles that generate this fundamental dimension of biodiversity. Reef fishes exhibit an incredible variety of patterns, from simple spots to intricate designs. To date, the underlying evolutionary processes that govern their diversification remain unclear. RESULTS:Here, we investigate the relationship between pigmentation pattern diversity, species richness, and geography across six iconic reef fish families. We provide evidence for a positive correlation between pattern diversity and species richness, with a high divergence of pigmentation patterns in every biogeographic region. Then, by using a suit of phylogenetically informed comparative analyses, we demonstrate that the evolution of pigmentation patterns is characterized by a combination of rapid and constrained phenotypic diversification. CONCLUSIONS:Overall, our findings illuminate factors that explain pigmentation pattern diversity in living reef fishes, revealing that speciation events have driven constant high levels of pigmentation pattern disparity within subclades and across globally variable reef fish assemblages. |
| Volume | 24(1) |
| Published | 2025-2-24 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12915-026-02544-4 |
| PII | 10.1186/s12915-026-02544-4 |
| Description | J-OBIS data were referenced. |
| PMID | 41724958 |
| PMC | PMC12927226 |
| MeSH | Animals Biodiversity Biological Evolution* Coral Reefs* Fishes* / genetics Fishes* / physiology Phylogeny Pigmentation* |
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| The most frequently cited source | Bluesky |
| Total number of mentions | 39 |
| Altmetric score changes over past 6months | 40.1 |
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| GBIF | Asia-Pacific Dataset Project for Reef Fish Monitoring Fish collection of the Kagoshima University Museum Actinopterygius Specimens of Akita Prefectural Museum Fish Collection of Yokosuka City Museum Fish Specimens of Graduate School of Bioresources Mie University Fish specimen database of Osaka Museum of Natural History Fish collection of National Museum of Nature and Science Fish Collection of Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba Gunma Museum of Natural History, Fish Specimen Fish Collection of Coastal Branch of Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba |