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William B. Ludt

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyORCID 0000-0002-0599-9699Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 2

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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Dahiana ArcilaiD· 2 shared Aaron M. DavisiD· 1 shared Aintzane SantaquiteriaiD· 1 shared Alessio CapobiancoiD· 1 shared Alfred Ko’ouiD· 1 shared Aline P. M. MedeirosiD· 1 shared Christine E. ThackeriD· 1 shared Christopher M. MartineziD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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REPEATED MARINE-TO-FRESHWATER FISH TRANSITIONS REVEAL PALEOENVIRONMENTAL MODULATION OF ADAPTIVE RADIATION

Aline P. M. Medeiros, Melissa Rincón-Sandoval, Aaron M. Davis, Aintzane Santaquiteria, Christine E. Thacker, Joshua Egan, Jonathan Kim, Alfred Ko’ou, Dahiana Arcila, William B. Ludt, Lily C. Hughes, Devin D. Bloom, Ricardo Betancur‐R

The paper investigates marine-to-freshwater fish transitions in Sahul rivers, finding that diversification success depends on paleoenvironmental dynamics rather than just ecological opportunity.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 30, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Macroevolutionary consequences of twin neck innovations in deep-sea dragonfishes

Elizabeth Christina Santos, Jonathan M. Huie, Alessio Capobianco, Rose Faucher, Todd R. Clardy, William B. Ludt, Giorgio Carnevale, Dahiana Arcila, Christopher M. Martinez

This study examines how two innovations in deep-sea dragonfishes affect their evolutionary rates and diversification patterns.

bioRxiv · Jun 25, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology