Preference polymorphism for coloration but no speciation in a population of Lake Victoria cichlids

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 177-183

  Van Der Sluijs, Inke ^a   Van Alphen, Jacques J M ^a   Seehausen, Ole ^b,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cichlids; Hybridization; Mate choice; Polymorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; COLOR MORPH; HYBRIDIZATION; MATE CHOICE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

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

CICHLIDAE; PUNDAMILIA; PUNDAMILIA NYEREREI; PUNDAMILIA PUNDAMILIA;

EID: 38149115410     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm120     Document Type: Article

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