Evolutionary Biology of Aquatic Animals
A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Taxonomy, Evolution, and Biogeography".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 29
Special Issue Editors
Interests: adaptive evolution; population genetics; multi-omics
Interests: conservation genetics
Interests: marine biodiversity conservation; conservation biology of marine endangered species
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Evolutionary biology is a branch of biology. The core topics in this field are speciation and adaptive evolution. The significance of evolutionary biology is remarkable: (1) evolutionary biology can explain how species originated and diversified from a common ancestor; (2) evolutionary biology can interpret the natural selection or other driving forces related to species adaptive evolution; (3) evolutionary biology can study the ecological relationships among species and reveal the role of biodiversity in ecosystems; (4) evolutionary biology can explain the importance of genetic diversity in biological diversity through the study of genetic variations and genetic mechanisms; (5) evolutionary biology can provide references for formulating scientific and reasonable species conservation strategies; (6) evolutionary biology can predict the species' changing trends under future environmental conditions by exploring the species evolution process. Additionally, evolutionary biology can systematically summarize the advantageous phenotypes of organisms and promote the innovation of contemporary biomimetics and medicine.
This Special Issue, entitled "Evolutionary Biology of Aquatic Animals", solicits the submission of relevant original research papers, reviews, and case studies, including, but not limited to, the following contents:
- Population genetic diversity of marine organisms based on morphological or molecular characteristics.
- The phylogenetic relationship of marine organisms.
- Evolution of habitat adaptability in the morphological or molecular characteristics of marine organisms.
- The species distribution of marine organisms.
- The crisis and protection of marine biodiversity.
Dr. Fangrui Lou
Dr. Na Song
Dr. Linlin Zhao
Dr. Binbin Shan
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- marine organism
- population genetics
- biological diversity
- adaptative evolution
- conservation genetics
- phylogeny
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