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Hybridization and contemporary evolution in an introduced cichlid fish from Lake Malawi National Park.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2004
Streelman J Todd, Gmyrek S L, Kidd M R, Kidd C, Robinson R L, Hert E, Ambali A J, Kocher T D
Abstract excerpt
Rapidly evolving systems offer the chance to observe genetic and phenotypic change in real time. We exploit a well-characterized introduction of cichlid fish into Lake Malawi National Park to document a short history of habitat colonization and the evolution of genes and colour pattern. In the early 1960s, a fish exporter introduced individuals of Cynotilapia afra to a single site (Mitande Point) of Thumbi West...
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