Cichlid fishes constitute one of the most species-rich families of vertebrates. In addition to
complex social behaviour and morphological versatility, they are characterised by extensive …

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

A recent paper in Molecular Ecology by Jost (2008) seriously questions the merit of the
widely used GST statistic and its derivatives as measures of genetic differentiation. This has …

Levels of inbreeding are highly variable in natural populations [1, 2]. Inbreeding can be due
to random factors (like population size), limited dispersal, or active mate choice for relatives …

The evolutionary history of the endemic Lake Tanganyika cichlid tribe Tropheini, the sister
group of the species flocks of Lake Malawi and the Lake Victoria region, was reconstructed …

Lake Tanganyika is not the most species-rich of the Great East African Lakes, but comprises
the greatest diversity of cichlid fishes in terms of morphology, ecology, and breeding styles …

Abstract Background The tribe Lamprologini is the major substrate breeding lineage of Lake
Tanganyika's cichlid species flock. Among several different life history strategies found in …

Lake Tanganyika comprises a cichlid species flock with substrate-breeding and
mouthbrooding lineages. While sexual selection via mate choice on male mating color is …

The conditions of phenotypic and genetic population differentiation allow inferences about
the evolution, preservation and loss of biological diversity. In Lake Tanganyika, water level …

Colour pattern diversity can be due to random processes or to natural or sexual selection.
Consequently, similarities in colour patterns are not always correlated with common …