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Introgressive hybridization between color morphs in a population of cichlid fishes twelve years after human-induced secondary admixis.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jul 2012
Egger Bernd, Sefc Kristina M, Makasa Lawrence, Sturmbauer Christian, Salzburger Walter
Abstract excerpt
In the extremely species-rich haplochromine cichlid fishes of the East African Great Lakes, prezygotic isolation between closely related species is often maintained by color-assortative mating. In 1998, local fisherman working for the ornamental fish trade released different color morphs of the cichlid genus Tropheus into a small harbor basin in the southern part of Lake Tanganyika. This artificial amalgamation...
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