Mutualism with sea anemones triggered the adaptive radiation of clownfishes
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Adaptive radiation is the process by which a single ancestral species diversifies into many descendants adapted to exploit a wide range of habitats. The appearance of ecological opportunities, or the colonisation or adaptation to nov...
Main Authors: | Litsios Glenn, Sims Carrie A, Wüest Rafael O, Pearman Peter B, Zimmermann Niklaus E, Salamin Nicolas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-11-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/212 |
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