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Axes of differentiation in the bower-building cichlids of Lake Malawi.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2006
Kidd Michael R, Kidd Celeste E, Kocher Thomas D
Abstract excerpt
The 500-1000 cichlid species endemic to Lake Malawi constitute one of the most rapid and extensive radiations of vertebrates known. There is a growing debate over the role natural and sexual selection have played in creating this remarkable assemblage of species. Phylogenetic analysis of the Lake Malawi species flock has been confounded by the lack of appropriate morphological characters and an exceptional rate...
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