Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Habitat impacts the diversification of adhesive discs and skull shape in clingfishes
Jonathan M. Huie, Adam P. Summers, Kayla C. Hall…·Kevin W. Conway
This study examines how habitat and substrate use influence the morphological evolution of adhesive discs and skull shape in clingfishes, finding that transitions to coral reefs increase evolutionary rates while shifts to softer substrates constrain disc shapes.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.07.749744