Diversification and functional evolution of reef fish feeding guilds

coral reef fishes; ecological diversity; functional diversity; evolutionary rate; functional ecology; Labridae; wrasses; Pomacentridae; damselfishes; trait evolution; versatility; HiSSE

Abstract :

[en] A core eco-evolutionary aim is to better understand the factors driving the diversification of functions in ecosystems. Using phylogenetic, trophic, and functional information, we tested whether trophic habits (i.e. feeding guilds) affect lineage and functional diversification in two major radiations of reef fishes. Our results from wrasses (Labridae) and damselfishes (Pomacentridae) do not fully support the "dead-end" hypothesis that specialisation leads to reduce speciation rates because the tempo of lineage diversification did not substantially vary among guilds in both fish families. Our findings also demonstrate a tight relationship between trophic habits and functional roles held by fish in reef ecosystems, which is not associated with a variation in the tempo of functional diversification among guilds. By illustrating the pivotal importance of the generalist feeding strategy during the evolutionary history of reef fishes, our study emphasises the role of this feeding guild as a reservoir for future diversity.

Research Center/Unit :

FOCUS - Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch - ULiège
AFFISH-RC - Applied and Fundamental FISH Research Center - ULiège

Disciplines :

Zoology
Environmental sciences & ecology
Aquatic sciences & oceanology

Author, co-author :

Gajdzik, Laura

Aguilar-Medrano, Rosalia

Frederich, Bruno ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution

Language :

English

Title :

Diversification and functional evolution of reef fish feeding guilds

Publication date :

10 March 2019

Journal title :

Ecology Letters

ISSN :

1461-023X

eISSN :

1461-0248

Publisher :

Wiley, Oxford, United Kingdom

Volume :

Pages :

572-582

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Funders :

F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique

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