Speciation in rapidly diverging systems: Lessons from Lake Malawi

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1075-1086

  Danley, Patrick D ^a   Kocher, Thomas D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive evolution; Cichlid; Lake Malawi; mbuna; Multiple radiation; Speciation

Indexed keywords

CLADOGENESIS; COLOR; FISH; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIVERGENCE; GENETIC LINE; LAKE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL SELECTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA, EASTERN; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FRESH WATER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERCHES; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS);

CICHLIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 0035024347     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2001.01283.x     Document Type: Review

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