W. Salzburger

Hemoglobin gene repertoire in teleost and cichlid fishes shaped by gene duplications and genome rearrangements

This study examines hemoglobin gene evolution in teleost and cichlid fishes, showing gene duplications and rearrangements drive diversity in oxygen transport systems.

Frequent transitions from night-to-day activity after mass extinctions

The paper examines how nocturnality and transitions to diurnality in bony fishes and vertebrates influenced survival during mass extinctions and post-extinction diversification.

Host adaptive radiation is associated with rapid virus diversification and cross-species transmission in African cichlid fishes

The paper examines how the adaptive radiation of African cichlid fishes influenced viral diversity and evolution, finding accelerated hepacivirus diversification during periods of rapid cichlid diversification.

The history and organization of the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics

The paper describes the organization and success factors of a long-running bioinformatics workshop on population and speciation genomics, highlighting its educational impact and scientific outcomes.

Diversification dynamics and (non-)parallel evolution along an ecological gradient in African cichlid fishes

The paper examines diversification dynamics in African cichlid fishes along an ecological gradient, finding that divergent selection drives early speciation while periods of allopatry contribute to speciation completion, with varying levels of parallelism observed.

Dynamics of sex chromosome evolution in a rapid radiation of cichlid fishes

The paper identifies sex chromosome signatures in 79 cichlid taxa, showing high rates of sex chromosome turnover and non-random recruitment of chromosomes as sex chromosomes.

Structural manipulations of a shelter resource reveal underlying preference functions in a shell-dwelling cichlid fish

The paper uses 3D-printed shell replicas to study preference functions in cichlid fish, finding that intactness, length, and aperture width are key factors in shelter choice.

Ancestral hybridisation facilitated species diversification in the Lake Malawi cichlid fish adaptive radiation

This study shows ancestral hybridisation contributed to diversification in Lake Malawi cichlids by introducing genetic variation that was differentially selected during speciation.

Vision using multiple distinct rod opsins in deep-sea fishes

The paper identifies multiple rod opsin expansions in deep-sea fish genomes, showing that some species use multiple rod opsins for vision in dim light.

Bayesian divergence-time estimation with genome-wide SNP data of sea catfishes (Ariidae) supports Miocene closure of the Panamanian Isthmus

The paper uses Bayesian divergence-time estimation with genome-wide SNP data to reanalyze sea catfishes' speciation, suggesting vicariant speciation in the Late Miocene before the final Panamanian Isthmus closure.