Evolution of colour patterns in East African cichlid fish

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 514-534

  Seehausen, O ^a   Mayhew, P J ^a,b   Van Alphen, J J M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African Great Lakes; Cichlidae; Colour evolution; Phenotypic plasticity; Sexual selection; Speciation

Indexed keywords

COLOR; EVOLUTION; FISH;

AFRICA;

EID: 0033045851     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00055.x     Document Type: Article

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