Cichlid fishes constitute one of the most species-rich families of vertebrates. In addition to
complex social behaviour and morphological versatility, they are characterised by extensive …

Support for the role of sexual selection in speciation has grown over the last 30 years. Work
in this area, however, has largely focused on a single dominant question: when and how do …

It has been 25 years since the formalization of the Sensory Drive hypothesis was published
in the American Naturalist (1992). Since then, there has been an explosion of research …

Colors often appear to differ in arbitrary ways among related species. However, a fraction of
color diversity may be explained because some signals are more easily perceived in one …

In deep‐water animals, the visual sensory system is often challenged by the dim‐light
environment. Here, we focus on the molecular mechanisms involved in rapid deep‐water …

Genetic and genomic data for African cichlids have accumulated over the past decades
along with an increase in data available on the composition and species richness of cichlid …

Local adaptation can be a potent force in speciation, with environmental heterogeneity
leading to niche specialization and population divergence. However, local adaption often …

Variation in transmission characteristics of signalling environments is hypothesized to
influence the evolution of signalling behaviour, signal form and sensory systems of animals …

Female cichlid fish living in African great lakes are known to have sensory systems that are
adapted to ambient light environments. These sensory system adaptations are hypothesized …

Biotic and abiotic factors have been proposed to explain patterns of reproductive character
displacement, but which factor is most important to character displacement of acoustic …