Evolution of fast-growing piscivorous herring in the young Baltic Sea
Jake Goodall, Mats E. Pettersson, Ulf Bergström, Arianna Cocco, Bo Delling, Yvette Heimbrand, Olof Magnus Karlsson, Josefine Larsson, Hannes Waldetoft, Andreas Wållberg, Lovisa Wennerström, Leif Andersson
This study shows that piscivorous herring evolved sympatrically in the young Baltic Sea, growing faster and occupying a new niche despite incomplete adaptation to a fish diet.
Nature Communications · Dec 23, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology