Tracing evolutionary decoupling of oral and pharyngeal jaws in cichlid fishes
Abstract Evolutionary innovations can facilitate diversification if the novel trait enables a lineage to exploit new niches or by expanding character space. The elaborate pharyngeal jaw apparatus of cichlid fishes is often referred to as an evolutionary “key innovation” that has promoted the spectac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Evolution Letters |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/evl3.257 |