Colour diversification in Malawi cichlids: Evidence for adaptation, reinforcement or sexual selection?

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-14

  Deutsch, James C ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Livingstone House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Character displacement; Cichlidae; Female choice; Mate choice; Mbuna; Radiation; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COLOUR; REINFORCEMENT; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AFRICA; LAKE MALAWI;

CICHLIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 0030848843     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1997.0135     Document Type: Article

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