R. Albertson

Toward integrating a molecular understanding of the herbivore–carnivore trophic adaptations in cichlid fishes

Cichlid fishes have repeatedly evolved equivalent herbivorous and carnivorous trophic adaptations in various waterbodies, creating natural experiments for uncovering how diet reshapes molecular systems. This review synthesizes cichlid-specific genomics, transcriptomics, and physiology to explain how the entire system...