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Ava Ghezelayagh

University of ChicagoORCID 0000-0002-4612-7643Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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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