Speciation rates in lakes and the enigma of Lake Victoria

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 519, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 167-183

  Fryer, Geoffrey ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Historical changes; Lake Victoria; Speciation rates; The haplochromine superflock; Young lakes

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FISHERIES; GEOPHYSICS;

EVOLUTIONARY CHANGES; SPECIATION;

LAKES;

CICHLID; EVOLUTION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CICHLIDAE; PISCES; VICTORIA;

EID: 3142746793     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000026503.59198.c5     Document Type: Article

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