The visual ecology of cichlids has contributed greatly to our understanding of mechanisms
driving spectacular, colorful cichlid radiations. Interactions between the underwater light …

Functional innovations are often invoked to explain the uneven distribution of ecological
diversity. Innovations may provide access to new adaptive zones by expanding available …

The Hawaiian Drosophilidae contains approximately 1000 species, placed in species
groups and subgroups based largely on secondary sexual modifications to wings, forelegs …

Abstract The genus Paraneetroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) currently consists of 11 species
that naturally occur from southern Mexico south to Panama. Paraneetroplus melanurus …

The family Aspredinidae is a moderately diverse and broadly distributed group of freshwater
fishes endemic to South America. Commonly known as Banjo Catfishes, Aspredinidae …

Vieja melanura is a Neotropical cichlid occurring in the Petén-lake district systems of
Guatemala, as well as the Río Grijalva-Usumacinta basin, and other systems in Southern …

Divergence-time estimation based on molecular phylogenies and the fossil record has
provided insights into fundamental questions of evolutionary biology. In Bayesian node …

Apistogramma Regan 1913 is composed of 84 valid species including the one described
herein (but not Apistogrammoides pucallpaensis Meinken, 1965), distributed in cis-Andean …

Crenicichla yaha was described from the Urugua-í river (arroyo Urugua-í; and erroneously
on one specimen from the Rio Iguazú) in Misiones, Argentina. The species was only known …

Haemulidae species are morphologically diversified fishes with wondrous and changeable
coloration. These species are prevalent in global tropical, subtropical, and temperate …