Marine-freshwater transitions are associated with the evolution of dietary diversification in terapontid grunters (Teleostei: Terapontidae)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1163-1179

  Davis, A M ^a   Unmack, P J ^b   Pusey, B J ^c   Johnson, J B ^d   Pearson, R G ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL EVOLUTIONARY SYNTHESIS CENTER   (United States)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Character optimizations; Detritivory; Habitat transitions; Herbivory; Indo Pacific; Molecular phylogeny; Trophic ecology

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETRITIVORY; DIETARY SHIFT; DIVERGENCE; ESTUARINE FRONT; HABITAT USE; HERBIVORY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PERCIFORM; PHYLOGENY; TRANSITION ZONE; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CARNIVORY; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MARINE BIOLOGY; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALASIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CARNIVORY; CELL NUCLEUS; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; MITOCHONDRIA; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

PISCES; TELEOSTEI; TERAPONTIDAE;

EID: 84861185910     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02504.x     Document Type: Article

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