Genetic divergence, speciation and morphological stasis in a lineage of African cichlid fishes.

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Genetic divergence, speciation and morphological stasis in a lineage of African cichlid fishes.

Nature - 13 Aug 1992

Sturmbauer C, Meyer A

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Since their discovery at the turn of the century, the species assemblages of cichlid fishes in the East African Lakes Victoria, Malawi and Tanganyika have fascinated evolutionary biologists. Many models have attempted to account for the 'explosive' evolution of several hundred species within thes...

Topics

Africa
Animals
Biological Evolution
Cytochrome b Group
DNA, Mitochondrial
Fishes
Fresh Water
Genetic Variation
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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