Host-use Drives Convergent Evolution in Clownfish and Disentangles the Mystery of an Iconic Adaptive Radiation
T. N. Gaboriau, Anna Marcionetti, Alberto García Jiménez, Sarah Schmid, Lucy M. Fitzgerald, Baptiste Micheli, Benjamin M. Titus, Nicolas Salamin
This study identifies sea anemone host use as the driver of convergent evolution in clownfish color and morphology, resolving a long-standing mystery in adaptive radiation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Apr 25, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology