Color polymorphism and sex ratio distortion in a cichlid fish as an incipient stage in sympatric speciation by sexual selection

Ecology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 367-378

  Seehausen, O ^a   Van Alphen, J J M ^a   Lande, R ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cichlids; Lake Victoria; Polymorphism; Sex ratio selection; Sexual selection; Speciation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032739537     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.1999.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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