Lake Tanganyika is one of the most important lakes in the world because it supports millions
of people who rely on its resources and its exceptional biodiversity. However, the lake …

Lake Tanganyika is not the most species-rich of the Great East African Lakes, but comprises
the greatest diversity of cichlid fishes in terms of morphology, ecology, and breeding styles …

The field of speciation has seen much renewed interest in the past few years, with
theoretical and empirical advances that have moved it from a descriptive field to a predictive …

Despite African rivers containing high species diversity, continental-scale studies
investigating the mechanisms generating biological diversity of African riverine faunas are …

Innovations in locomotor morphology have been invoked as important drivers of vertebrate
diversification, although the influence of novel locomotion strategies on marine fish …

Endeavours in species discovery, particularly the characterisation of cryptic species, have
been greatly aided by the application of DNA molecular sequence data to phylogenetic …

Species flocks are proliferations of closely-related species, usually after colonization of
depauperate habitat. These radiations are abundant on oceanic islands and in ancient …

Background Understanding the causes of disparities in species diversity across taxonomic
groups and regions is a fundamental aim in evolutionary biology. Addressing these …

Abstract Background and Aims Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding provides a
highly sensitive method of surveying freshwater fish communities, although studies to date …

Obligate brood parasites manipulate other species into raising their offspring. Avian and
insect brood parasitic systems demonstrate how interacting species engage in reciprocal …