Evolutionary origin of the Scombridae (tunas and mackerels): members of a paleogene adaptive radiation with 14 other pelagic fish families

Uncertainties surrounding the evolutionary origin of the epipelagic fish family Scombridae (tunas and mackerels) are symptomatic of the difficulties in resolving suprafamilial relationships within Percomorpha, a hyperdiverse teleost radiation that contains approximately 17,000 species placed in 13 i...

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Main Authors: Miya, M, Friedman, M, Satoh, T, Takeshima, H, Sado, T, Iwasaki, W, Yamanoue, Y, Nakatani, M, Mabuchi, K, Inoue, J, Poulsen, J, Fukunaga, T, Sato, Y, Nishida, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013