Lindsey DeHaan et al. investigated whether the evolution of a diadromous life history can alter rates of trait evolution and drive phenotypic convergence in clupeiformes (herring, shad, and anchovies). Now published ahead of print! Check it out:
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/726894
#Clupeiformes #Herring #Shad #Anchovies #Diadromy #migration #convergence #ecomorphology #EvolutionaryRates

A quick #introduction: I'm Richi De Mendoza, avian paleontologist studying mostly the #evolution of foot propelled diving in #birds, through #fossils and #ecomorphology