Owing to their taxonomic, phenotypic, ecological and behavioural diversity and propensity
for explosive diversification, the assemblages of cichlid fish in the East African Great Lakes …

Adaptive radiation is a response to natural selection and ecological opportunity involving
diversification of species and associated adaptations. Although evolutionary biologists have …

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 …

Animal colors play important roles in communication, ecological interactions and speciation.
Carotenoid pigments are responsible for many yellow, orange and red hues in animals …

The cichlid fish radiations in the African Great Lakes differ from all other known cases of
rapid speciation in vertebrates by their spectacular trophic diversity and richness of …

Background In several studies, secondary structures of ribosomal genes have been used to
improve the quality of phylogenetic reconstructions. An extensive evaluation of the benefits …

We investigated the extent and potential cause (s) of mitochondrial introgression within the
polytypic North American Lycaeides species complex (Lepidoptera). By comparing …

Abstract Ancient Lake Tanganyika in East Africa houses the world's ecologically and
morphologically most diverse assemblage of cichlid fishes, and the third most species-rich …

The evolutionary history of the endemic Lake Tanganyika cichlid tribe Tropheini, the sister
group of the species flocks of Lake Malawi and the Lake Victoria region, was reconstructed …

Background With about 120 colour morphs currently assigned to six nominal species, the
genus Tropheus is an ideal model to study evolutionary divergence of populations in …