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Evolution of diadromy in fish: insights from a tropical genus (Kuhlia species).

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Title
Evolution of diadromy in fish: insights from a tropical genus (Kuhlia species).
Published in
The American Naturalist, November 2012
DOI 10.1086/668593
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Pierre Feutry, Magalie Castelin, Jennifer R Ovenden, Agnès Dettaï, Tony Robinet, Corinne Cruaud, Philippe Keith

Abstract

Diadromous species undergo regular migration between fresh and marine waters. This behavior is found in many species, including fish, mollusks, and crustaceans, some of which are commercially valuable species. Several attempts to trace the evolution of this behavior have been made in Salmonidae and Galaxiidae, but ambiguous phylogenies and multiple character state changes prevented unequivocal conclusions. The Kuhliidae family consists of 12 fish species that inhabit tropical islands in the Indo-Pacific region. The species have marine, partially catadromous, or fully catadromous life histories (i.e., they migrate from rivers to the sea to reproduce). The evolution of migratory behavior was traced on a well-resolved phylogeny. Catadromous Kuhlia species were basal, and partially catadromous and marine species formed derived monophyletic groups. This is, to our knowledge, the first time that a clear origin and polarity for the diadromous character has been demonstrated. We propose that the relative lack of resources in tropical, inshore, marine habitats and the ephemeral and isolated nature of freshwater environments of tropical islands, combined with phenotypic plasticity of migratory traits, play key roles in driving the evolution of diadromy in the Kuhliidae and probably in other groups. This work is an important starting point to understand the role of diadromy in speciation and adaptation in unstable habitats.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 2%
United Kingdom 1 1%
Australia 1 1%
Unknown 84 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 23%
Researcher 17 19%
Student > Master 12 14%
Student > Bachelor 8 9%
Professor 6 7%
Other 13 15%
Unknown 12 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 49 56%
Environmental Science 15 17%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 3%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 2%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 2 2%
Other 2 2%
Unknown 15 17%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 March 2022.
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#7,047,954
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#1,709
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#67,737
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#18
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