Drivers of eyespot evolution in coral reef fishes.
Coral reefs
ecology
evolution
eyespot
fishes
function
Journal
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution
ISSN: 1558-5646
Titre abrégé: Evolution
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0373224
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2021
04 2021
Historique:
revised:
25
01
2021
received:
09
04
2020
accepted:
31
01
2021
pubmed:
19
2
2021
medline:
28
10
2021
entrez:
18
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Evolution via natural selection has continually shaped the coloration of numerous organisms. One coloration of particular importance is the eyespot: a phylogenetically widespread, conspicuous marking that has been shown to effectively reduce predation, often through its resemblance to the eye. Although widely studied, most research has been experimental in nature. We approach eyespots using a comparative phylogenetic framework that is global in scope. Herein, we identify the potential drivers of eyespot evolution in coral reef fishes; essentially the rules that govern their appearance in this group of organisms. We surveyed 2664 reef fish species (42% of all described reef fish species) and found that eyespots are present in approximately one in every 10 species. Most eyespots occur in closely related species and have been present in some families for over 50 million years. Focusing on damselfishes (family: Pomacentridae) as a study group, we reveal that eyespots are rare in planktivorous species, which is likely driven by the predation risk associated with their feeding location. Using a heatmapping technique, we also show that the location of eyespots is fundamentally different in active fishes that swim above the benthos vs. cryptobenthic fishes that rest on the benthos. These location differences may reflect different functions of eyespots among reef fish species.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
903-914Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Evolution © 2021 The Society for the Study of Evolution.
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