Evolutionary patterns of diadromy in fishes: more than a transitional state between marine and freshwater

Abstract Background Across the tree of life there are numerous evolutionary transitions between different habitats (i.e., aquatic and terrestrial or marine and freshwater). Many of these dramatic evolutionary shifts parallel developmental shifts that require physiological, anatomical and behavioral...

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Main Author: Joel B. Corush
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1492-2