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Visual pigment evolution in Characiformes: The dynamic interplay of teleost whole‐genome duplication, surviving opsins and spectral tuning (2020)
Journal Article
Escobar‐Camacho, D., Carleton, K., Narain, D., & Pierotti, M. (2020). Visual pigment evolution in Characiformes: The dynamic interplay of teleost whole‐genome duplication, surviving opsins and spectral tuning. Molecular Ecology, 29(12), 2234-2253. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15474

Vision represents an excellent model for studying adaptation, given the genotype-to-phenotype map that has been characterized in a number of taxa. Fish possess a diverse range of visual sensitivities and adaptations to underwater light, making them a... Read More about Visual pigment evolution in Characiformes: The dynamic interplay of teleost whole‐genome duplication, surviving opsins and spectral tuning.

Diet choice in a generalist predator, the invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) (2020)
Journal Article
Ritger, A. L., Fountain, C. T., Bourne, K., Martín-Fernández, J. A., & Pierotti, M. E. (2020). Diet choice in a generalist predator, the invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 524, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2020.151311

Diet choice in marine species is typically derived from indirect methods such as stomach contents and stable isotope analysis, while choice experiments in controlled laboratory settings are used to infer foraging decisions in the wild. However, these... Read More about Diet choice in a generalist predator, the invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles).

Lens transmittance shapes ultraviolet sensitivity in the eyes of frogs from diverse ecological and phylogenetic backgrounds (2020)
Journal Article
Yovanovich, C. A. M., Pierotti, M. E. R., Kelber, A., Jorgewich-Cohen, G., Ibáñez, R., & Grant, T. (2020). Lens transmittance shapes ultraviolet sensitivity in the eyes of frogs from diverse ecological and phylogenetic backgrounds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287(1918), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.2253

The amount of short wavelength (ultraviolet (UV), violet and blue) light that reaches the retina depends on the transmittance properties of the ocular media, especially the lens, and varies greatly across species in all vertebrate groups studied prev... Read More about Lens transmittance shapes ultraviolet sensitivity in the eyes of frogs from diverse ecological and phylogenetic backgrounds.