The Great Lakes of East Africa are collectively the earth's most remarkable and species-rich
freshwater feature. Intrinsic biological factors and extrinsic ecological opportunities allowed …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Explosive speciation in ancient lakes has fascinated biologists for centuries and has
inspired classical work on the tempo and modes of speciation. Considerable attention has …

Timing divergence events allow us to infer the conditions under which biodiversity has
evolved and gain important insights into the mechanisms driving evolution. Cichlid fishes …

Endemic species flocks inhabiting ancient lakes, oceanic islands and other long‐lived
isolated habitats are often interpreted as adaptive radiations. Yet molecular evidence for …

Biometric analyses are useful tools for the study of organisms, their phylogenetic affiliation,
and the pattern and rate of their evolution. Various morphometric techniques have been …

Explanations for the coexistence of many closely related species in inland waters continue
to be generated more than 50 years after Hutchinson's question: why are there so many …

Abstract Lake Tanganyika, in central Africa, contains a diverse and endemic fauna under
threat from global climate change, overfishing, and nearshore sediment pollution. Previous …

Studies on environmental changes provide important insights into modes of speciation, into
the (adaptive) reoccupation of ecological niches and into species turnover. Against this …

Abstract Changes in habitat stability may significantly shape evolutionary patterns and
processes in ancient lakes. In the present study, we use a hierarchical combination of …