Works (51)

Updated: September 9th, 2023 05:01

2023 article

Editorial: Fish as sentinels of urbanization impacts in aquatic ecosystems

Rosso, J. J., Langerhans, R. B., & Avigliano, E. (2023, April 11). FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, Vol. 11.

By: J. Rosso*, R. Langerhans n & E. Avigliano*

author keywords: freshwater fishes; marine ecosystems; phenotypes; alien species; mangroves; habitat degradation; assemblage homogenisation; lamprey
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 22, 2023

2023 article

Freshwater fishes maintain multi-trait phenotypic stability across an environmental gradient in aqueous calcium

Sanderson, S., Astorg, L., Haines, G. E. E., Beaumont-Courteau, S., Langerhans, R. B., Derry, A. M. M., & Hendry, A. P. P. (2023, May 14). JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY.

By: S. Sanderson*, L. Astorg*, G. Haines*, S. Beaumont-Courteau*, R. Langerhans n, A. Derry*, A. Hendry*

author keywords: environmental gradients; freshwater ecosystems; functional traits; homeostasis; skeletal traits; water chemistry
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 30, 2023

2023 journal article

Sex matters: predator presence induces sexual dimorphism in a monomorphic prey, from stress genes to morphological defences

EVOLUTION, 77(1), 304–317.

author keywords: phenotypic plasticity; stress physiology; nducible morphological defence; predator-prey interactions; POMC; crucian carp
MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Male; Sex Characteristics; Predatory Behavior / physiology; Carps
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 24, 2023

2023 journal article

The roar of Rancho La Brea? Comparative anatomy of modern and fossil felid hyoid bones

JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY, 284(10).

By: A. Deutsch n, R. Langerhans n, D. Flores n & A. Hartstone-Rose n

author keywords: functional morphology; Panthera atrox; Smilodon fatalis; vocal apparatus
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 5, 2023

2021 article

Antipredator phenotype in crucian carp altered by a psychoactive drug

Vinterstare, J., Bronmark, C., Nilsson, P. A., Langerhans, R. B., Berglund, O., Orjes, J., … Hulthen, K. (2021, June 14). ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION.

author keywords: antipredator traits; inducible defenses; phenotypic plasticity; psychoactive drugs; serotonergic system; SSRI
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 21, 2021

2021 journal article

Consuming Costly Prey: Optimal Foraging and the Role of Compensatory Growth

FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 8.

By: R. Langerhans n, T. Goins n, K. Stemp*, R. Riesch*, M. Araujo* & C. Layman n

author keywords: durophagy; food web; growth compensation; niche partitioning; predator-prey interactions; prey choice; resource competition; trophic ecology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 26, 2021

2021 journal article

Diel vertical migration of copepods and its environmental drivers in subtropical Bahamian blue holes

AQUATIC ECOLOGY, 55(4), 1157–1169.

author keywords: Calanoid copepod; Cyclopoid copepod; Vertical distribution; Predation; Food availability; Ultraviolet radiation; Blue hole; Bahamas
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 16, 2020

2021 journal article

Predation and Resource Availability Interact to Drive Life-History Evolution in an Adaptive Radiation of Livebearing Fish

FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 9.

By: K. Hulthen n, J. Hill n, M. Jenkins n & R. Langerhans n

author keywords: common-garden experiment; growth rate; life histories; mortality rates; predator-prey; resource availability; divergent natural selection; Poeciliidae
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 17, 2021

2021 article

Predation risk and the evolution of a vertebrate stress response: Parallel evolution of stress reactivity and sexual dimorphism

Vinterstare, J., Ugge, G. M. O. E., Hulthen, K., Hegg, A., Bronmark, C., Nilsson, P. A., … Langerhans, R. B. (2021, September 12). JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY.

By: J. Vinterstare*, G. Ugge*, K. Hulthen*, A. Hegg*, C. Bronmark*, P. Nilsson*, U. Zellmer*, M. Lee* ...

author keywords: bahamas mosquitofish; poeciliidae; predation risk; predator-prey interactions; resource availability; sexual dimorphism; stress physiology; stress response; trade-offs; ventilation frequency
MeSH headings : Animals; Cyprinodontiformes; Female; Humans; Phenotype; Predatory Behavior; Sex Characteristics
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 20, 2021

2020 journal article

Inland blue holes of The Bahamas - chemistry and biology in a unique aquatic environment

FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED LIMNOLOGY, 194(2), 95–106.

author keywords: Andros Island; anchialine caves; redox biogeochemistry; halocline; sub-tropical; aquatic ecosystems
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 11, 2021

2020 journal article

Multiple traits and multifarious environments: integrated divergence of morphology and life history

OIKOS, 129(4), 480–492.

author keywords: adaptive radiation; convergent evolution; divergent natural selection; ecological speciation; Gambusia; Poeciliidae
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 13, 2020

2020 article

Urbanization and Evolution in Aquatic Environments

URBAN EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, pp. 157–174.

By: R. Langerhans & E. Kern

Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 19, 2020

2019 journal article

Correlates of life-history variation in the livebearing fish Poecilia vivipara (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) inhabiting an environmental gradient

BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 126(3), 436–446.

author keywords: body size; coastal lagoons; fecundity; gonadosomatic index; livebearing fishes; offspring size; reproductive investment; Restinga de Jurubatiba; salinity gradient; seasonality
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 2, 2019

2019 journal article

Low-latitude zooplankton pigmentation plasticity in response to multiple threats

ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE, 6(7).

author keywords: Calanoida; Cyclopoida; colorimetric method; predation; ultraviolet radiation; freshwater
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 3, 2019

2019 journal article

Perceptions of Resilience in Fishery-Dependent Bahamian Communities Following a Category 4 Hurricane

FISHERIES, 44(11), 515–523.

By: R. Valdez n, N. Peterson n, A. Chen n, M. Steward n, K. Hannameyer n, H. Seebaluck n, K. Hulthen n, R. Langerhans n

Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 21, 2019

2018 journal article

Thermal regime drives a latitudinal gradient in morphology and life history in a livebearing fish

BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 125(1), 126–141.

author keywords: body size; Bergmann's rule; Gambusia holbrooki; population density; productivity; temperature gradient
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 19, 2018

2017 journal article

Body streamlining is related to higher growth in Bahamian mosquitofish

Evolutionary Ecology Research, 18(4), 383–391.

By: M. Araujo, C. Layman & R. Langerhans

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Comparing two techniques of analyzing sexual dimorphic Gambusia affinis skeletal structure: Clearing and staining to X-ray

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 57, E103–103.

By: A. Malpica, R. Langerhans & B. Moore

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Wildlife species preferences differ among children in continental and island locations

Environmental Conservation, 44(4), 389–396.

author keywords: wildlife preferences; cross-cultural; human dimensions; children; environmental education; conservation
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Causes and Consequences of Genital Evolution

INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY, 56(4), 741–751.

MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Female; Genitalia, Female / anatomy & histology; Genitalia, Female / physiology; Genitalia, Male / anatomy & histology; Genitalia, Male / physiology; Male; Reproductive Isolation; Selection, Genetic
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Correlated evolution of personality, morphology and performance

ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 117, 79–86.

By: E. Kern n, D. Robinson n, E. Gass n, J. Godwin n & R. Langerhans n

author keywords: behavioural syndrome; morphology; personality; pleiotropy; stress coping style; swimming performance; zebrafish
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Curious genitalia are signposts of evolution

New Scientist, 229(3062), 32–33.

By: K. Sukel & B. Langerhans

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Extremophile Poeciliidae: multivariate insights into the complexity of speciation along replicated ecological gradients

BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 16.

author keywords: Hydrogen sulfide; Gambusia; Ecological speciation; Life-history evolution; Morphometrics; Poecilia; Reproductive isolation
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Biological; Animals; Biological Evolution; Cyprinodontiformes / metabolism; Cyprinodontiformes / physiology; Ecosystem; Extremophiles / metabolism; Extremophiles / physiology; Female; Gene Flow; Genetic Speciation; Hydrogen Sulfide / metabolism; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Phenotype; Poecilia / metabolism; Poecilia / physiology; Reproductive Isolation; Selection, Genetic
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Predicting multifarious behavioural divergence in the wild

ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 121, 3–10.

By: J. Heinen-Kay n, D. Schmidt n, A. Stafford n, M. Costa n, M. Peterson n, E. Kern n, R. Langerhans n

author keywords: activity; aggression; behavioural syndrome; boldness; exploration; personality; poeciliid fish; predation; sociability
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 review

Speciation through the lens of biomechanics: locomotion, prey capture and reproductive isolation

author keywords: feeding; centrarchids; cichlids; zebrafish; guppies; stickleback
MeSH headings : Animals; Ecology; Fishes; Genetic Speciation; Locomotion; Phenotype; Predatory Behavior; Reproductive Isolation
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Which species to conserve: evaluating children’s species-based conservation priorities

Biodiversity and Conservation, 25(3), 539–553.

By: H. Shapiro n, K. Erickson n, M. Peterson n, K. Frew n, K. Stevenson n & R. Langerhans n

author keywords: Conservation prioritization; Endemism; Environmental education; Human dimensions; Threatened species; Values
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

A trade-off between natural and sexual selection underlies diversification of a sexual signal

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, 26(2), 533–542.

author keywords: female mate choice; natural selection; Poeciliidae; predation; secondary sexual characters; sexual selection
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Anthropogenic ecosystem fragmentation drives shared and unique patterns of sexual signal divergence among three species of Bahamian mosquitofish

EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS, 8(7), 679–691.

author keywords: coloration; divergent evolution; Gambusia; historical contingency; parallel evolution; rapid evolution; sexual selection
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 review

Ecological opportunity and the adaptive diversification of lineages

[Review of ]. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 5(1), 176–195.

By: G. Wellborn* & R. Langerhans n

author keywords: Adaptive radiation; ecological community; ecotype; niche diversification; reproductive isolation; speciation
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Little evidence for morphological change in a resilient endemic species following the introduction of a novel predator

JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 28(11), 2054–2067.

author keywords: contemporary evolution; dagaa; ecomorphology; geometric morphometrics; introduced species; Lake Victoria; mukene; predation; predator-prey interactions
MeSH headings : Animals; Cyprinidae / anatomy & histology; Cyprinidae / physiology; Demography; Female; Introduced Species; Lakes; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Perciformes / physiology; Predatory Behavior; Time Factors; Uganda
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Microevolutionary patterns in the common caiman predict macroevolutionary trends across extant crocodilians

BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 116(4), 834–846.

author keywords: adaptive radiation; Caiman crocodilus; geometric morphometrics; intraspecific variation; skull shape
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Origins of female genital diversity: Predation risk and lock-and-key explain rapid divergence during an adaptive radiation

EVOLUTION, 69(9), 2452–2467.

author keywords: Coevolution; cryptic female choice; genital evolution; reproductive character displacement; sexual conflict; sexual selection
MeSH headings : Analysis of Variance; Animals; Bahamas; Biological Evolution; Cyprinodontiformes / anatomy & histology; Cyprinodontiformes / genetics; Female; Genetic Variation; Genitalia, Female / anatomy & histology; Male; Mating Preference, Animal; Predatory Behavior; Selection, Genetic; Sexual Behavior, Animal
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Predicting ecological and phenotypic differentiation in the wild: a case of piscivorous fish in a fishless environment

BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 114(3), 588–607.

By: R. Martin n, M. McGee* & R. Langerhans n

author keywords: adaptation; feeding performance; functional morphology; geometric morphometrics; individual diet specialization
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Rapid human-induced divergence of life-history strategies in Bahamian livebearing fishes (family Poeciliidae)

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 84(6), 1732–1743.

By: R. Riesch*, T. Easter n, C. Layman n & R. Langerhans n

author keywords: anthropogenic habitat modification; biodiversity; competition; conservation; Gambusia; habitat fragmentation; population density; predation
MeSH headings : Animals; Bahamas; Conservation of Natural Resources; Cyprinodontiformes / physiology; Ecosystem; Reproduction; Species Specificity
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Tourism-related drivers of support for protection of fisheries resources on Andros Island, The Bahamas

Ocean & Coastal Management, 106, 118–123.

author keywords: Conservation; Environmental education; Fisheries; Natural resources; Protected areas; Tourism development
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Colonisation of toxic environments drives predictable life-history evolution in livebearing fishes (Poeciliidae)

ECOLOGY LETTERS, 17(1), 65–71.

author keywords: Divergent natural selection; ecological speciation; extreme environments; Gambusia; life-history evolution; phenotypic convergence; Poecilia; replicated evolution
MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Body Size; Clutch Size; Female; Fertility; Hydrogen Sulfide / toxicity; Poecilia / physiology; Pregnancy
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Does hydrological fragmentation affect coastal bird communities? A study from Abaco Island, The Bahamas

Wetlands Ecology and Management, 23(3), 551–557.

author keywords: Anthropogenic change; The Bahamas; Habitat alteration; Mangroves; Wetland management; Wading birds
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

EVOLUTION OF MALE COLORATION DURING A POST-PLEISTOCENE RADIATION OF BAHAMAS MOSQUITOFISH (GAMBUSIA HUBBSI)

EVOLUTION, 68(2), 397–411.

author keywords: Animal communication; condition dependence; indicator traits; predation; sensory drive; sexual selection and ornamentation
MeSH headings : Animals; Body Size / genetics; Cyprinodontiformes / anatomy & histology; Cyprinodontiformes / genetics; Evolution, Molecular; Genetic Speciation; Genetic Variation; Male; Pigmentation / genetics; Selection, Genetic
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Ecosystem fragmentation drives increased diet variation in an endemic livebearing fish of the Bahamas

Ecology and Evolution, 4(16), 3298–3308.

author keywords: Bahamas mosquitofish; food webs; individual specialization; niche variation; predation; RNA/DNA ratios; stable isotopes
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Human-caused habitat fragmentation can drive rapid divergence of male genitalia

EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS, 7(10), 1252–1267.

author keywords: anthropogenic environmental change; genital evolution; gonopodium; human-induced phenotypic change; natural selection; Poeciliidae; sexual selection
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Morphological differentiation among populations of Rhinella marina (Amphibia: Anura) in western Mexico

EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY, 28(1), 69–88.

author keywords: Geometric morphometrics; Mark-recapture; Survival; Predation; Body shape
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

The oestrogen pathway underlies the evolution of exaggerated male cranial shapes in Anolis lizards

author keywords: sexual dimorphism; evo-devo; morphometrics; facial length; oestrogen signalling
MeSH headings : Androgens / genetics; Androgens / metabolism; Animals; Estrogens / genetics; Estrogens / metabolism; Hormones / genetics; Hormones / metabolism; Lizards / anatomy & histology; Lizards / genetics; Lizards / growth & development; Lizards / physiology; Male; Phenotype; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Sex Characteristics; Skull / anatomy & histology; Skull / growth & development; Skull / physiology; Species Specificity
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Environmental drivers of demographics, habitat use, and behavior during a post-Pleistocene radiation of Bahamas mosquitofish (Gambusia hubbsi)

Evolutionary Ecology, 27(5), 971–991.

By: J. Heinen n, M. Coco n, M. Marcuard n, D. White n, M. Peterson n, R. Martin n, R. Langerhans n

author keywords: Adaptive radiation; Blue holes; Competition; Ecological divergence; Habitat shift; Predation
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Predation's Role in Life-History Evolution of a Livebearing Fish and a Test of the Trexler-DeAngelis Model of Maternal Provisioning

AMERICAN NATURALIST, 181(1), 78–93.

author keywords: adaptive radiation; convergent evolution; divergent natural selection; ecological speciation; Gambusia; Poeciliidae
MeSH headings : Animals; Bahamas; Biological Evolution; Body Composition; Cyprinodontiformes / physiology; Female; Food Chain; Male; Perciformes / physiology; Reproduction; Selection, Genetic
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Sexual selection paves the road to sexual isolation during ecological speciation

Evolutionary Ecology Research, 15(6), 633–651.

By: R. Langerhans & A. Makowicz

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Speciation by selection: A framework for understanding ecology's role in speciation

CURRENT ZOOLOGY, 59(1), 31–52.

author keywords: Speciation; Ecological speciation; Mutation order; Reinforcement; One-allele mechanism; Reproductive isolation
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Gambusia quadruncus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae): a new species of mosquitofish from east-central Mexico

JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY, 81(5), 1514–1539.

author keywords: gonopodium; livebearing fishes; Panuco; speciation; Tamaulipas; Tamesi
MeSH headings : Animal Fins / anatomy & histology; Animals; Body Size; Cyprinodontiformes / anatomy & histology; Cyprinodontiformes / classification; Cyprinodontiformes / genetics; DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics; Female; Gonads / anatomy & histology; Introns / genetics; Male; Mexico; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Principal Component Analysis; Ribosomal Proteins / genetics; Species Specificity
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Shared and Unique Patterns of Embryo Development in Extremophile Poeciliids

PLOS ONE, 6(11).

MeSH headings : Adaptation, Physiological; Animals; Ecosystem; Embryonic Development; Hydrogen Sulfide; Phenotype; Poecilia / anatomy & histology; Poecilia / embryology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 article

Predicting Evolution with Generalized Models of Divergent Selection: A Case Study with Poeciliid Fish

Langerhans, R. B. (2010, December). INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY, Vol. 50, pp. 1167–1184.

MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Cyprinodontiformes / anatomy & histology; Cyprinodontiformes / genetics; Cyprinodontiformes / physiology; Female; Food Chain; Male; Models, Biological; Selection, Genetic; Swimming; Zoology / methods
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Ecological correlates of risk and incidence of West Nile virus in the United States

Oecologia, 158(4), 699–708.

By: B. Allan*, R. Langerhans*, W. Ryberg*, W. Landesman*, N. Griffin*, R. Katz n, B. Oberle*, M. Schutzenhofer* ...

author keywords: Dilution effect; Disease ecology; Emerging infectious diseases; Ecosystem service
MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Birds / virology; Disease Outbreaks; Humans; Incidence; Population Density; Risk Assessment; United States; West Nile Fever / epidemiology; West Nile Fever / transmission; West Nile Fever / virology; West Nile virus / isolation & purification
Sources: Crossref, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Male genital size reflects a tradeoff between attracting mates and avoiding predators in two live-bearing fish species

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102(21), 7618–7623.

By: R. Langerhans*, C. Layman* & T. DeWitt*

author keywords: fitness tradeoff; genital evolution; mate choice; natural selection; sexual selection
MeSH headings : Analysis of Variance; Animals; Bahamas; Body Weights and Measures; Cyprinodontiformes / anatomy & histology; Cyprinodontiformes / physiology; Food Chain; Genitalia, Male / anatomy & histology; Male; Selection, Genetic; Sex Factors; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Swimming / physiology; Texas
Source: Crossref
Added: June 6, 2020