Does evolutionary innovation in pharyngeal jaws lead to rapid lineage diversification in labrid fishes?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Major modifications to the pharyngeal jaw apparatus are widely regarded as a recurring evolutionary key innovation that has enabled adaptive radiation in many species-rich clades of percomorph fishes. However one of the central predi...

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Main Authors: Wainwright Peter C, Banbury Barbara L, Brock Chad D, Alfaro Michael E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/255