Cichlid fishes are a very diverse and species-rich family of teleost fishes that inhabit lakes
and rivers of India, Africa, and South and Central America. Research has largely focused on …

Vertebrate pigmentation patterns are amongst the best characterised model systems for
studying the genetic basis of adaptive evolution. The wealth of available data on the genetic …

High-quality and complete reference genome assemblies are fundamental for the
application of genomics to biology, disease, and biodiversity conservation. However, such …

Background African cichlid fishes are well known for their rapid radiations and are a model
system for studying evolutionary processes. Here we compare multiple, high-quality …

Sexual selection drives rapid phenotypic diversification of mating traits. However, we know
little about the causative genes underlying divergence in sexually selected traits. Here, we …

Evolutionary constraints may significantly bias phenotypic change, while “breaking” from
such constraints can lead to expanded ecological opportunity. Ray-finned fishes have …

Background Adaptive radiations are characterized by extreme and/or iterative phenotypic
divergence; however, such variation does not accumulate evenly across an organism …

Continuous color polymorphisms can serve as a tractable model for the genetic and
developmental architecture of traits. Here we investigated continuous color variation in …

Phenotypic plasticity allows organisms to change their phenotype in response to shifts in the
environment. While a central topic in current discussions of evolutionary potential, a …

Vertebrates have some of the most complex and diverse features in animals, from varied
craniofacial morphologies to colorful pigmentation patterns and elaborate social behaviors …