Sarah Schmid

Genomic structural variation in clownfish adaptive radiation

This study characterizes structural variation across 16 clownfish species, identifying extensive SVs and clarifying inversion events on chromosomes 18 and 9.

Discovery and genomic characterization of a novel wild clownfish hybrid from the Philippines

The paper identifies a new wild clownfish hybrid in the Philippines and characterizes its genomic and phenotypic traits, showing it is a backcrossed descendant of A. sandaracinos and A. perideraion.

Host-use Drives Convergent Evolution in Clownfish and Disentangles the Mystery of an Iconic Adaptive Radiation

This study identifies sea anemone host use as the driver of convergent evolution in clownfish color and morphology, resolving a long-standing mystery in adaptive radiation.

Specialization into Host Sea Anemones Impacted Clownfish Demographic Responses to Pleistocene Sea Level Changes

The paper examines how clownfish demographic responses to Pleistocene sea level changes are influenced by their host specialization, revealing resilience in generalists and bottlenecks in specialists.

Ongoing hybridisation among clownfishes: the genomic architecture of the Kimbe Bay hybrid zone

The paper examines the genomic structure of a clownfish hybrid zone, identifying first-generation hybrids and early backcrosses, and suggests adaptive introgression from one parent species.