Thyroid hormones regulate the formation and environmental plasticity of white bars in clownfishes

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 118; no. 23; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Salis, Pauline, Roux, Natacha, Huang, Delai, Marcionetti, Anna, Mouginot, Pierick, Reynaud, Mathieu, Salles, Océane, Salamin, Nicolas, Pujol, Benoit, Parichy, David M., Planes, Serge, Laudet, Vincent
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington National Academy of Sciences 08.06.2021
• Series: From the Cover
• Subjects: Bars; Biological Sciences; Color; Developmental biology; Divergence; Ecological effects; Environmental conditions; Environmental Sciences; Hormones; Juveniles; Larvae; Metamorphosis; Morphology; Ontogeny; Pattern formation; Plastic properties; Plasticity; Thyroid; Thyroid gland; Thyroid hormones; Zebrafish

Determining how plasticity of developmental traits responds to environmental conditions is a challenge that must combine evolutionary sciences, ecology, and developmental biology. During metamorphosis, fish alter their morphology and color pattern according to environmental cues. We observed that ju...