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Parsing parallel evolution: ecological divergence and differential gene expression in the adaptive radiations of thick-lipped Midas cichlid fishes from Nicaragua.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2013
Manousaki Tereza, Hull Pincelli M, Kusche Henrik, Machado-Schiaffino Gonzalo, Franchini Paolo, Harrod Chris, Elmer Kathryn R, Meyer Axel
Abstract excerpt
The study of parallel evolution facilitates the discovery of common rules of diversification. Here, we examine the repeated evolution of thick lips in Midas cichlid fishes (the Amphilophus citrinellus species complex)-from two Great Lakes and two crater lakes in Nicaragua-to assess whether similar changes in ecology, phenotypic trophic traits and gene expression accompany parallel trait evolution. Using...
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