Todd Oakley
@ostratodd.bsky.social
I am an evolutionary and marine biologist interested in how new structures and functions originate during evolution. Eyes, vision; photophores, bioluminescence. Macroevolution. Phylogenetics. Molecular Evolution. Integrative and Comparative Biology.
Bioluminescence evolved in ostracod crustaceans some 200 Million Years ago, first used to ward off predation, later as a courtship signal. How did this eco-system-altering trait originate? The final version of a paper led by Lisa Mesrop, just released, addresses this question. 🧪🦑 #evolution #evodevo
November 30, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Bioluminescence evolved in ostracod crustaceans some 200 Million Years ago, first used to ward off predation, later as a courtship signal. How did this eco-system-altering trait originate? The final version of a paper led by Lisa Mesrop, just released, addresses this question. 🧪🦑 #evolution #evodevo