Rise of biting led to reef fish diversity - Futurity: Research News


7/27/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Andy Fell-UC Davis

Research shows that coral reefs' diversity of fish results from a relatively recent innovation among bony fish: biting prey from surfaces.

Research shows that coral reefs’ diversity of fish results from a relatively recent innovation among bony fish: biting prey from surfaces. Although jawed fish appear in the fossil record almost 500 … [+2677 chars]

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