Although studies of ancient lake fauna have provided important insights about speciation
patterns and processes of organisms in heterogeneous benthic environments, evolutionary …

Ancient lakes have provided considerable insights into the drivers of speciation and
adaptive radiation in aquatic organisms. Most studies of species-flocks, however, focus only …

Although high levels of endemism have been reported on Sulawesi Island for almost 150
years, the aquatic systems of the island have received little attention until recently. The …

The set of ancient lakes on Sulawesi, Indonesia, represents a unique global hotspot of
aquatic biodiversity. These lakes have been recognized widely because of their high …

Recent evidence reveals that food webs within the Malili Lakes, Sulawesi, Indonesia,
support community assemblages that are made up primarily of endemic species. It has been …

Marine lakes, with populations in landlocked seawater and clearly delineated contours,
have the potential to provide a unique model to study early stages of evolution in coastal …

Ancient lakes are exceptional freshwater environments that have continued to exist for
hundreds of thousands of years. They have long been recognized as centres of biodiversity …

Freshwater shrimps of the genus Caridina are the most speciose group within the family
Atyidae. This diversity can be witnessed in two ancient lake systems of the Indonesian island …

Endemic radiations provide splendid opportunities for studies in evolutionary biology.
Species flocks in ancient lakes, such as in Tanganyika, Malawi or Baikal, have featured …

Ancient lakes are natural laboratories for the study of adaptive radiation. Recently, two lake
systems on the Indonesian island Sulawesi have emerged as promising new model …