Ancient lakes are among the best archivists of past environmental change, having
experienced more than one full glacial cycle, a wide range of climatic conditions, tectonic …

Abstract The Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, is a freshwater cichlid indigenous to the
tropical and subtropical parts of the eastern and western Africa and is being cultured in the …

From the 1950s onwards, programmes to promote aquaculture and improve capture
fisheries in East Africa have relied heavily on the promise held by introduced species. In …

Although the majority of cichlid diversity occurs in the African Great Lakes, these fish have
also diversified across the African continent. Such continental radiations, occurring in both …

Abstract Ancient Lake Poso in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, is among the deepest lakes in
Asia, and hosts a largely endemic fauna of fishes, crustaceans, and molluscs. Introduction of …

Hybridization between introduced and indigenous species can lead to loss of unique
genetic resources and precipitate extinction. In Tanzania, the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis …

Among the many negative impacts of invasive species, hybridization with indigenous
species has increasingly become recognized as a major issue. However, relatively few …

This study developed niche models for the native ranges of Oreochromis andersonii, O.
mortimeri, and O. mossambicus, and assessed how much of their range is climatically …

Cichlid fish of the genus Oreochromis form the basis of the global tilapia aquaculture and
fisheries industries. Broodstocks for aquaculture are often collected from wild populations …

Abstract Lake Malawi/Niassa/Nyasa (LMNN) is one of the most important and third-largest
African Great Lakes. It has the largest number of freshwater fish species in the world, most of …