@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref22716,
author = {David Collar and Joshua Steven Reece and Michael E Alfaro and Peter C Wainwright and Rita S Mehta},
title = {Imperfect Convergence in Morphological Systems: Variable Responses among Cranial Structures Underlie Transitions to Durophagy in Moray Eels},
year = {2014},
keywords = {adaptation, functional morphology; many-to-one mapping; Muraenidae; phylogenetic comparative methods},
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journal = {American Naturalist},
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abstract = {Convergence is central to the study of evolution because it demonstrates the power of natural selection to deterministically shape phenotypic diversity. However, the conditions under which a common morphology repeatedly evolves may be restrictive. Many factors?such as differing genetic and environmental backgrounds and many-to-one mapping of form to function?contribute to variability in responses to selection. Nevertheless, lineages may evolve similar, even if not identical, forms given a shared selective regime, providing opportunities to examine the relative importance of natural selection, constraint and contingency. Here, we show that following 10 transitions to durophagy in moray eels (Muraenidae), cranial morphology repeatedly evolved toward a novel region of morphological space indicative of enhanced feeding performance on hard prey. Disparity among the resulting 15 durophagous species, however, is greater than disparity among ancestors that fed on large evasive prey, contradicting the pattern expected under convergence. This elevated disparity is a consequence of lineage-specific responses to durophagy, in which independent transitions vary in the suites of traits exhibiting the largest changes. Our results reveal a pattern of imperfect convergence that may be a common outcome when selective demands can be met by a diversity of morphological responses. }
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Citation for Study 11357
Citation title:
"Imperfect Convergence in Morphological Systems: Variable Responses among Cranial Structures Underlie Transitions to Durophagy in Moray Eels".
Study name:
"Imperfect Convergence in Morphological Systems: Variable Responses among Cranial Structures Underlie Transitions to Durophagy in Moray Eels".
This study is part of submission 11347
(Status: Published).
Citation
Collar D., Reece J.S., Alfaro M.E., Wainwright P.C., & Mehta R.S. 2014. Imperfect Convergence in Morphological Systems: Variable Responses among Cranial Structures Underlie Transitions to Durophagy in Moray Eels. American Naturalist, .
Authors
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Collar D.
5302200110
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Reece J.S.
(submitter)
314-620-9366
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Alfaro M.E.
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Wainwright P.C.
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Mehta R.S.
Abstract
Convergence is central to the study of evolution because it demonstrates the power of natural selection to deterministically shape phenotypic diversity. However, the conditions under which a common morphology repeatedly evolves may be restrictive. Many factors?such as differing genetic and environmental backgrounds and many-to-one mapping of form to function?contribute to variability in responses to selection. Nevertheless, lineages may evolve similar, even if not identical, forms given a shared selective regime, providing opportunities to examine the relative importance of natural selection, constraint and contingency. Here, we show that following 10 transitions to durophagy in moray eels (Muraenidae), cranial morphology repeatedly evolved toward a novel region of morphological space indicative of enhanced feeding performance on hard prey. Disparity among the resulting 15 durophagous species, however, is greater than disparity among ancestors that fed on large evasive prey, contradicting the pattern expected under convergence. This elevated disparity is a consequence of lineage-specific responses to durophagy, in which independent transitions vary in the suites of traits exhibiting the largest changes. Our results reveal a pattern of imperfect convergence that may be a common outcome when selective demands can be met by a diversity of morphological responses.
Keywords
adaptation, functional morphology; many-to-one mapping; Muraenidae; phylogenetic comparative methods
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@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref22716,
author = {David Collar and Joshua Steven Reece and Michael E Alfaro and Peter C Wainwright and Rita S Mehta},
title = {Imperfect Convergence in Morphological Systems: Variable Responses among Cranial Structures Underlie Transitions to Durophagy in Moray Eels},
year = {2014},
keywords = {adaptation, functional morphology; many-to-one mapping; Muraenidae; phylogenetic comparative methods},
doi = {},
url = {http://},
pmid = {},
journal = {American Naturalist},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
abstract = {Convergence is central to the study of evolution because it demonstrates the power of natural selection to deterministically shape phenotypic diversity. However, the conditions under which a common morphology repeatedly evolves may be restrictive. Many factors?such as differing genetic and environmental backgrounds and many-to-one mapping of form to function?contribute to variability in responses to selection. Nevertheless, lineages may evolve similar, even if not identical, forms given a shared selective regime, providing opportunities to examine the relative importance of natural selection, constraint and contingency. Here, we show that following 10 transitions to durophagy in moray eels (Muraenidae), cranial morphology repeatedly evolved toward a novel region of morphological space indicative of enhanced feeding performance on hard prey. Disparity among the resulting 15 durophagous species, however, is greater than disparity among ancestors that fed on large evasive prey, contradicting the pattern expected under convergence. This elevated disparity is a consequence of lineage-specific responses to durophagy, in which independent transitions vary in the suites of traits exhibiting the largest changes. Our results reveal a pattern of imperfect convergence that may be a common outcome when selective demands can be met by a diversity of morphological responses. }
}
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TY - JOUR
ID - 22716
AU - Collar,David
AU - Reece,Joshua Steven
AU - Alfaro,Michael E
AU - Wainwright,Peter C
AU - Mehta,Rita S
T1 - Imperfect Convergence in Morphological Systems: Variable Responses among Cranial Structures Underlie Transitions to Durophagy in Moray Eels
PY - 2014
KW - adaptation
KW - functional morphology; many-to-one mapping; Muraenidae; phylogenetic comparative methods
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N2 - Convergence is central to the study of evolution because it demonstrates the power of natural selection to deterministically shape phenotypic diversity. However, the conditions under which a common morphology repeatedly evolves may be restrictive. Many factors?such as differing genetic and environmental backgrounds and many-to-one mapping of form to function?contribute to variability in responses to selection. Nevertheless, lineages may evolve similar, even if not identical, forms given a shared selective regime, providing opportunities to examine the relative importance of natural selection, constraint and contingency. Here, we show that following 10 transitions to durophagy in moray eels (Muraenidae), cranial morphology repeatedly evolved toward a novel region of morphological space indicative of enhanced feeding performance on hard prey. Disparity among the resulting 15 durophagous species, however, is greater than disparity among ancestors that fed on large evasive prey, contradicting the pattern expected under convergence. This elevated disparity is a consequence of lineage-specific responses to durophagy, in which independent transitions vary in the suites of traits exhibiting the largest changes. Our results reveal a pattern of imperfect convergence that may be a common outcome when selective demands can be met by a diversity of morphological responses.
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