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Drivers and dynamics of a massive adaptive radiation in cichlid fishes.
Nature - 1 Jan 2021
Ronco Fabrizia, Matschiner Michael, Böhne Astrid, Boila Anna, Büscher Heinz H, El Taher Athimed, Indermaur Adrian, Malinsky Milan, Ricci Virginie, Kahmen Ansgar, Jentoft Sissel, Salzburger Walter
Abstract excerpt
Adaptive radiation is the likely source of much of the ecological and morphological diversity of life1-4. How adaptive radiations proceed and what determines their extent remains unclear in most cases1,4. Here we report the in-depth examination of the spectacular adaptive radiation of cichlid fishes in Lake Tanganyika. On the basis of whole-genome phylogenetic analyses, multivariate morphological measurements of...
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