Allometry refers to the size-related changes of morphological traits and remains an essential
concept for the study of evolution and development. This review is the first systematic …

Functional traits have been fundamental to the evolution and diversification of entire fish
lineages on coral reefs. Yet their relationship with the processes promoting speciation …

Tropical reef fishes are widely regarded as being perhaps the most morphologically diverse
vertebrate assemblage on earth, yet much remains to be discovered about the scope and …

Coral reef fishes represent one of the most spectacularly diverse assemblages of
vertebrates on the planet, but our understanding of their mode of diversification remains …

The damselfishes (family Pomacentridae) inhabit near-shore communities in tropical and
temperature oceans as one of the major lineages in coral reef fish assemblages. Our …

Ontogenetic allometry, how species change with size through their lives, and heterochony, a
decoupling between shape, size, and age, are major contributors to biological diversity …

Comparative studies of ontogenies play a crucial role in the understanding of the processes
of morphological diversification. These studies have benefited from the appearance of new …

Trait decoupling, wherein evolutionary release of constraints permits specialization of
formerly integrated structures, represents a major conceptual framework for interpreting …

Fin shape strongly influences performance of locomotion across all swimming styles. In this
study, we focused on the diversity of the pectoral fin morphology in damselfishes of the …

We explored the ontogenetic dynamics of the morphological and allometric disparity in the
cranium shapes of twelve lacertid lizard species. The analysed species (Darevskia praticola …