The cost of DNA sequencing continues to fall, which makes it feasible to develop genomic
resources for new model species that are well suited for studying questions in evolutionary …

Owing to their taxonomic, phenotypic, ecological and behavioural diversity and propensity
for explosive diversification, the assemblages of cichlid fish in the East African Great Lakes …

With more than 1,500 species, cichlid fishes provide textbook examples of recent and
diverse adaptive radiations, rapid rates of speciation, and the parallel evolution of adaptive …

How do new species arise? What is the genetic basis for adaptive morphological change
and reproductive isolation? How can closely related species co-exist in the same place …

Lake Malawi contains a flock of> 500 species of cichlid fish that have evolved from a
common ancestor within the last million years. The rapid diversification of this group has …

The question of how genetic variation translates into organismal diversity has puzzled
biologists for decades. Despite recent advances in evolutionary and developmental …

How variation in the genome translates into biological diversity and new species originate
has endured as the mystery of mysteries in evolutionary biology. African cichlid fishes are …

Since their discovery almost one hundred years ago, the adaptive radiations of cichlid fishes
in the largest East African lakes have fascinated biologists. They are a prime example of …

The adaptive radiation of cichlid fishes in East African Lake Malawi encompasses over 500
species that are believed to have evolved within the last 800,000 years from a common …

▪ Abstract Cichlid fishes (Perciformes: Teleostei) found in the lakes of Africa have served as
model systems for the study of evolution. The enormous number of species (1000 in Lake …