Developing genetic and evolutionary tools for taxa with an extensive fossil record will be an important means of integrating the study of evolutionary pattern and process.

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<p>Genomic sequence data for stickleback fish is now providing insight into evolutionary patterns, such as the reduction in the pelvic skeleton, manifest both in the fossil record and in extant populations <a href="http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001466#pbio.1001466-Jones1" target="_blank">[83]</a>. Photograph courtesy Peter J. Park.</p