Microchemical Analyses of Otoliths Reveal Habitat Differentiation Between a Sympatric Species Pair in the Coastal Waters of China
from the contact zone migrates to estuaries of lower salinity during the breeding season. Overall, these findings highlight the importance of habitat changes in limiting niche competition, contributing to the understanding of life history processes of species during secondary contact.
Authors
- Kay Lucek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2253-2556)
- W. H. Zhang
- R. Zhang
- Lisheng Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8055-7230)
- Shaoxiong Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2734-4407)
- Shufang Liu
- Hongjun Guo
Institutions
- Xiamen University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CN)
- University of Neuchâtel (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ecology and Evolution
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73362
- Primary Topic
- Marine and fisheries research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences