Ancient climate changes and relaxed selection shape cave colonisation in North American cavefishes
Pamela B. Hart, Melissa Rincón-Sandoval, Fernando Meléndez-Vazquez, Jonathan W. Armbruster, Emily M. Troyer, Orran M. Bierstein, Brendan J. Gough, Ricardo Betancur‐R, Matthew L. Niemiller, Dahiana Arcila
This study investigates the evolutionary history of North American cavefishes, finding three independent cave colonisations linked to ancient climate changes and relaxed selection.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology