South American freshwater fish diversity shaped by Andean uplift since the Late Cretaceous
L. M. Boschman, F. A. S. Cassemiro, L. Carraro, J. de Vries, F. Altermatt, O. Hagen, C. Hoorn, L. Pellissier
The paper investigates how Andean uplift and river rerouting events shaped freshwater fish diversity in South America, showing that dynamic riverine habitats drove high diversification rates.
bioRxiv · May 14, 2021Evolutionary Biology