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Mark W. Westneat

Field Museum of Natural HistoryORCID 0000-0002-3548-7002Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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Convergent evolution of extreme snout elongation in deep-sea fishes reveals constrained trajectories

Zach Heiple, Katherine E. Bemis, James C. Tyler, Aintzane Santaquiteria, Fernando Meléndez-Vazquez, Casey Lee, Kyoji Fujiwara, Masanori Nakae, Hsuan-Ching Hans Ho, John J. Pogonoski, William T. White, Mark W. Westneat, Ricardo Betancur‐R, Dahiana Arcila

The paper shows that extreme snout elongation in deep-sea fishes evolved independently but along constrained trajectories due to phenotypic integration and functional innovation.

bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Phylogenetics, trait covariance analysis, and the evolution of fin and body shape in the surgeonfishes

Linnea L. Lungstrom, Mireille Farjo, Ryan Isdonas, Andrew B. George, Mark W. Westneat

The paper introduces a novel Pagels λ adjustment to model phylogenetic signal in trait covariance analysis, revealing ecological associations and evolutionary shape covariation in surgeonfishes.

Evolution · May 9, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology