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 …

There is increasing evidence that phenotypic plasticity can promote population divergence
by facilitating phenotypic diversification and, eventually, genetic divergence. When a …

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 …

The Great Lakes of East Africa are collectively the earth's most remarkable and species-rich
freshwater feature. Intrinsic biological factors and extrinsic ecological opportunities allowed …

The profound differences in gene expression between the sexes are increasingly used to
study the molecular basis of sexual dimorphism, sexual selection and sexual conflict …

Genetic colour polymorphisms are widespread across animals and often subjected to
complex selection regimes. Traditionally, colour morphs were used as simple visual markers …

Parallel and convergent evolution offer some of the most compelling evidence for the
significance of natural selection in evolution, as the emergence of similar adaptive solutions …

Cichlid fishes are hypothesized to encompass several independent adaptive radiations that
display increased diversification rates and impressive ecological heterogeneity. Here, I …

Pike cichlids form the largest clade of Neotropical cichlids, with over 100 species presently
classified in two genera: Crenicichla (93 species widespread in rivers of South America east …

With more than 1,500 species, cichlid fishes provide textbook examples of recent and
diverse adaptive radiations, rapid rates of speciation, and the parallel evolution of adaptive …