There is a contemporary trend in many major research institutions to de‐emphasize the
importance of natural history education in favor of theoretical, laboratory, or simulation …

Abstract The Amazon and neighboring South American river basins harbor the world's most
diverse assemblages of freshwater fishes. One of the most prominent South American fish …

The modified pharyngeal jaw system of cichlid fishes is widely viewed as a key innovation
that substantially facilitated the evolutionary exuberance of this iconic evolutionary radiation …

Functional decoupling of oral and pharyngeal jaws is widely considered to have expanded
the ecological repertoire of cichlid fishes. But, the degree to which the evolution of these jaw …

Piscivory is a key ecological function in aquatic ecosystems, mediating energy flow within
trophic networks. However, our understanding of the nature of piscivory is limited; we …

Trade-offs are thought to bias evolution and are core features of many anatomical systems.
Therefore, trade-offs may have far-reaching macroevolutionary consequences, including …

Natural variation in the number, expression and function of sensory genes in an organism's
genome is often tightly linked to different ecological and evolutionary forces. Opsin genes …

Adaptive radiations highlight the mechanisms by which species and traits diversify and the
extent to which these patterns are predictable. We used 1,110 high-speed videos of suction …

Phenotypic macroevolutionary studies provide insight into how ecological processes shape
biodiversity. However, the complexity of phenotype-ecology relationships underscores the …

The mandible of vertebrates serves as insertion area for masticatory muscles that originate
on the skull, and its functional properties are subject to selective forces related to trophic …