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Allometric trajectories of body and head morphology in three sympatric Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus (L.)) morphs
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-08)
A study of body and head development in three sympatric reproductively isolated Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus (L.)) morphs from a subarctic lake (Skogsfjordvatn, northern Norway) revealed allometric trajectories that resulted in morphological differences. The three morphs were ecologically assigned to a littoral omnivore, a profundal benthivore and a profundal piscivore, and this was confirmed ...
Parallel and non-parallel morphological divergence among foraging specialists in European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Parallel phenotypic evolution occurs when independent populations evolve similar traits in response to similar selective regimes. However, populations inhabiting similar environments also frequently show some phenotypic differences
that result from non-parallel evolution. In this study, we quantified the relative importance of parallel evolution to similar foraging regimes and nonparallel lake-specific ...
Discrete foraging niches promote ecological, phenotypic, and genetic divergence in sympatric whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Natural populations often vary in their degree of ecological, morphological and genetic divergence. This variation can be arranged along an ecological speciation continuum of increasingly discrete variation, with high inter-individual variation at one end and well defined species in the other. In postglacial fishes, evolutionary divergence has commonly resulted in the co-occurrence of a pelagic and ...
A way forward with eco evo devo: an extended theory of resource polymorphism with postglacial fishes as model systems
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-19)
A major goal of evolutionary science is to understand how biological diversity is generated and altered. Despite considerable advances, we still have limited insight into how phenotypic variation arises and is sorted by natural selection. Here we argue that an integrated view, which merges ecology, evolution and developmental biology (eco evo devo) on an equal footing, is needed to understand the ...
Geographic hierarchical population genetic structuring in British European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) and its implications for conservation
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-04)
The European whitefish <i>Coregonus lavaretus</i> complex represents one of the most diverse radiations within salmonids, with extreme morphological and genetic differentiation across its range. Such variation has led to the assignment of many populations to separate species. In Great Britain, the seven native populations of <i>C. lavaretus</i> (two in Scotland, four in England, one in Wales) were ...
Divergent functional traits in three sympatric Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus morphs are not coupled with the age of the lineage divergence
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-10-24)
Three genetically discrete morphs of Arctic charr in Loch Rannoch, Scotland originated from a
recent divergence within the lake (in situ) (piscivore
and benthivore morphs) and from secondary contact of
two older lineages (ex situ; a planktivore–piscivore/
benthivore divergence). To test if the expression of
traits with strong functional roles was linked to the age
of the divergence, fin and ...