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September 10, 2025Open Access

Caribbean reef fish assemblages are associated with more rapid and recent evolutionary rates

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RGRémy Le GoffTGThéo GaboriauCACamille Albouy

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Research shows faster speciation rates and trait evolution in Caribbean reef fish, suggesting significant biodiversity impacts.

Key Points

  • Caribbean reef fish exhibit higher recent speciation rates despite lower species richness, suggesting unique evolutionary dynamics.
  • Analysis revealed that Caribbean fish have faster trait evolution rates related to body size, compared to Indo-Australian species.
  • Statistical methods integrated biotic and abiotic factors to examine speciation rates and trait evolution across regions.
  • Findings indicate that diversity-dependent mechanisms shape trait evolution patterns in reef fish across various biogeographic realms.

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Goff et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1d98554b1d3bfb60fb578https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175648112.24860841/v1
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