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Christopher M Martinez

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences
Address301 Steinhaus Hall
Zot 2525
Irvine CA 92697
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    1. Polarized schooling emerges in tetra species with cohesive social networks. J Exp Biol. 2026 Mar 15; 229(6). Swanson NE, Peterson AN, Martinez CM, McHenry MJ. PMID: 41742798.
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    2. Distinct evolutionary signatures underlie body shape diversity across deep sea habitats. Evolution. 2026 Jan 28; 80(1):85-96. Santos EC, Friedman ST, Martinez CM. PMID: 41081766.
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    3. Parallel and non-parallel features of adaptive radiation in Yucatán pupfishes. bioRxiv. 2025 Dec 27. Kustra MC, Tian D, Palominos MF, Guo F, Chau D, Golwala O, Chan H, Alvarez Zapata A, Cetz Paredes RG, Cortés Sánchez FX, Hernández SG, Mar-Silva AF, Mex F, Tralka C, Badillo-Alemán M, Schmitter-Soto JJ, Gracida-Juárez CA, Martinez CM, Arroyave J, Martin CH. PMID: 41332767; PMCID: PMC12667942.
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    4. A classic key innovation constrains oral jaw functional diversification in fishes. Evol Lett. 2025 Feb; 9(1):24-40. Roberts-Hugghis AS, Martinez CM, Corn KA, Wainwright PC. PMID: 39906576; PMCID: PMC11790220.
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    5. Suction Feeding Turned on Its Head: A Functional Novelty Facilitates Lower Jaw Protrusion. Integr Comp Biol. 2024 Sep 27; 64(3):729-741. Martinez CM, Mazon RMM, Stiassny MLJ. PMID: 38964850.
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    6. Replicated Functional Evolution in Cichlid Adaptive Radiations. Am Nat. 2024 Sep; 204(3):242-257. Martinez CM, Corn KA, Williamson S, Satterfield D, Roberts-Hugghis AS, Barley A, Borstein SR, McGee MD, Wainwright PC. PMID: 39179237.
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    7. Alternating regimes of shallow and deep-sea diversification explain a species-richness paradox in marine fishes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 10 25; 119(43):e2123544119. Miller EC, Martinez CM, Friedman ST, Wainwright PC, Price SA, Tornabene L. PMID: 36252009; PMCID: PMC9618140.
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    8. The rise of biting during the Cenozoic fueled reef fish body shape diversification. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 08 02; 119(31):e2119828119. Corn KA, Friedman ST, Burress ED, Martinez CM, Larouche O, Price SA, Wainwright PC. PMID: 35881791; PMCID: PMC9351382.
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    9. A novel intramandibular joint facilitates feeding versatility in the sixbar distichodus. J Exp Biol. 2022 01 15; 225(2). Martinez CM, Tovar AJ, Wainwright PC. PMID: 34989395.
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    10. A Multifunction Trade-Off has Contrasting Effects on the Evolution of Form and Function. Syst Biol. 2021 06 16; 70(4):681-693. Corn KA, Martinez CM, Burress ED, Wainwright PC. PMID: 33331913.
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    11. The deep sea is a hot spot of fish body shape evolution. Ecol Lett. 2021 Sep; 24(9):1788-1799. Martinez CM, Friedman ST, Corn KA, Larouche O, Price SA, Wainwright PC. PMID: 34058793.
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    12. Decoupled jaws promote trophic diversity in cichlid fishes. Evolution. 2020 05; 74(5):950-961. Burress ED, Martinez CM, Wainwright PC. PMID: 32246835.
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    13. DNA barcoding uncovers extensive cryptic diversity in the African long-fin tetra Bryconalestes longipinnis (Alestidae: Characiformes). J Fish Biol. 2019 Aug; 95(2):379-392. Arroyave J, Martinez CM, Stiassny MLJ. PMID: 31001832.
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    14. The influence of size on body shape diversification across Indo-Pacific shore fishes. Evolution. 2019 09; 73(9):1873-1884. Friedman ST, Martinez CM, Price SA, Wainwright PC. PMID: 31090919.
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    15. Feeding ecology underlies the evolution of cichlid jaw mobility. Evolution. 2018 Jun 19. Martinez CM, McGee MD, Borstein SR, Wainwright PC. PMID: 29920668.
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    16. Malagasy cichlids differentially limit impacts of body shape evolution on oral jaw functional morphology. Evolution. 2017 Sep; 71(9):2219-2229. Martinez CM, Sparks JS. PMID: 28640393.
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    17. Exploration of Trends in Interspecific Abundance-Occupancy Relationships Using Empirically Derived Simulated Communities. PLoS One. 2017; 12(1):e0170816. Martinez CM, Duplisea DE, Cerrato RM, Frisk MG. PMID: 28125670; PMCID: PMC5268422.
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    18. Re-evaluation of batoid pectoral morphology reveals novel patterns of diversity among major lineages. J Morphol. 2016 Apr; 277(4):482-93. Martinez CM, Rohlf FJ, Frisk MG. PMID: 26869186.
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    19. A new species of Ptychochromis from southeastern Madagascar (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa. 2015 Nov 17; 4044(1):79-92. Martinez CM, Arroyave J, Sparks JS. PMID: 26624703.
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