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| Title |
Species-specific bioluminescence facilitates speciation in the deep sea
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| Published in |
Marine Biology, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00227-014-2406-x |
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| Authors |
Matthew P. Davis, Nancy I. Holcroft, Edward O. Wiley, John S. Sparks, W. Leo Smith |
| Abstract |
The vast darkness of the deep sea is an environment with few obvious genetic isolating barriers, and little is known regarding the macroevolutionary processes that have shaped present-day biodiversity in this habitat. Bioluminescence, the production and emission of light from a living organism through a chemical reaction, is thought to occur in approximately 80 % of the eukaryotic life that inhabits the deep sea (water depth greater than 200 m). In this study, we show, for the first time, that deep-sea fishes that possess species-specific bioluminescent structures (e.g., lanternfishes, dragonfishes) are diversifying into new species at a more rapid rate than deep-sea fishes that utilize bioluminescence in ways that would not promote isolation of populations (e.g., camouflage, predation). This work adds to our understanding of how life thrives and evolution shaped present-day biodiversity in the deep sea, the largest and arguably least explored habitat on earth. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 26 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 31% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 8% |
| Germany | 2 | 8% |
| Norway | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 12 | 46% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 13 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 11 | 42% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 234 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 226 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 60 | 26% |
| Student > Master | 39 | 17% |
| Researcher | 32 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 31 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 20 | 9% |
| Unknown | 41 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 116 | 50% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 26 | 11% |
| Environmental Science | 20 | 9% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 12 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 13 | 6% |
| Unknown | 45 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 65. 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 07 October 2023.
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