Asynchronous taxon cycles in haplochromine fishes of the greater Lake Victoria Region

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 601-606

  Kaufman, Les ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FISH ASSEMBLAGE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIATION; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

AFRICA; LAKE KYOGA; LAKE VICTORIA; UGANDA;

CICHLIDAE; HAPLOCHROMINAE;

EID: 0031447384     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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