How many species of cichlid fishes are there in African lakes?
GF Turner, O Seehausen, ME Knight… - Molecular …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The endemic cichlid fishes of Lakes Malawi, Tanganyika and Victoria are textbook examples
of explosive speciation and adaptive radiation, and their study promises to yield important …
of explosive speciation and adaptive radiation, and their study promises to yield important …
Environmental complexity and social organization sculpt the brain in Lake Tanganyikan cichlid fish
Complex brains and behaviors have occurred repeatedly within vertebrate classes
throughout evolution. What adaptive pressures drive such changes? Both environmental …
throughout evolution. What adaptive pressures drive such changes? Both environmental …
African cichlid fishes: model systems for evolutionary biology
I Kornfield, PF Smith - Annual Review of Ecology and …, 2000 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Cichlid fishes (Perciformes: Teleostei) found in the lakes of Africa have served as
model systems for the study of evolution. The enormous number of species (1000 in Lake …
model systems for the study of evolution. The enormous number of species (1000 in Lake …
The Cytochrome b Gene as a Phylogenetic Marker: The Limits of Resolution for Analyzing Relationships Among Cichlid Fishes
The mitochondrial cytochrome b (cyt-b) gene is widely used in systematic studies to resolve
divergences at many taxonomic levels. The present study focuses mainly on the utility of cyt …
divergences at many taxonomic levels. The present study focuses mainly on the utility of cyt …
Age of cichlids: new dates for ancient lake fish radiations
Timing divergence events allow us to infer the conditions under which biodiversity has
evolved and gain important insights into the mechanisms driving evolution. Cichlid fishes …
evolved and gain important insights into the mechanisms driving evolution. Cichlid fishes …
Speciation in rapidly diverging systems: lessons from Lake Malawi
Rapid evolutionary radiations provide insight into the fundamental processes involved in
species formation. Here we examine the diversification of one such group, the cichlid fishes …
species formation. Here we examine the diversification of one such group, the cichlid fishes …
Speciation in ancient lakes
K Martens - Trends in ecology & evolution, 1997 - cell.com
About a dozen lakes in the world are up to three orders of magnitude older than most others.
Lakes Tanganyika (East Africa) and Baikal (Siberia) have probably existed in some form for …
Lakes Tanganyika (East Africa) and Baikal (Siberia) have probably existed in some form for …
Evolutionary conservation of microsatellite flanking regions and their use in resolving the phylogeny of cichlid fishes (Pisces: Perciformes)
R Zardoya, DM Vollmer, C Craddock… - … of the Royal …, 1996 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A phylogeny of the principal lineages of cichlid fishes and two other fish families of the
suborder Labroidei was based on phylogenetic information from DNA sequences of the …
suborder Labroidei was based on phylogenetic information from DNA sequences of the …
Phylogeny of the Lake Tanganyika cichlid species flock and its relationship to the Central and East African haplochromine cichlid fish faunas
Lake Tanganyika, the oldest of the East African Great Lakes, harbors the ecologically,
morphologically, and behaviorally most complex of all assemblages of cichlid fishes …
morphologically, and behaviorally most complex of all assemblages of cichlid fishes …
Evolution of colour patterns in East African cichlid fish
Seehausen, Mayhew, JJM Alphen - Journal of evolutionary …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
African cichlid fishes have undergone outbursts of explosive speciation in several lakes,
accompanied by rapid radiations in coloration and ecology. Little is known about the …
accompanied by rapid radiations in coloration and ecology. Little is known about the …