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Christine E. Thacker

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural HistoryORCID 0000-0002-0700-734XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Aaron M. DavisiD· 1 shared Aintzane SantaquiteriaiD· 1 shared Alfred Ko’ouiD· 1 shared Aline P. M. MedeirosiD· 1 shared Ava GhezelayaghiD· 1 shared Chase Brownstein· 1 shared Dahiana ArcilaiD· 1 shared Devin D. BloomiD· 1 shared

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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

The macroevolutionary impact of an innovation reversal in ray-finned fishes

Chase Brownstein, Richard C. Harrington, Julia E. Wood, Ava Ghezelayagh, Laura R. V. Alencar, Martha M. Muñoz, Christine E. Thacker, Thomas J. Near

This paper shows how swim bladder loss in ray-finned fishes influenced diversification by enabling adaptation to deep sea and Southern Ocean environments, but also acted as a selective filter during past global warming events.

bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology