Parasite-mediated sexual selection and species divergence in Lake Victoria cichlid fish

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-60

  Maan, Martine E ^a   Van Rooijen, Anne M C ^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

Haplochromine cichlids; Mate choice; Nuptial coloration; Parasite load; Pundamilia; Speciation

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; COLOR; DIVERGENCE; MATE CHOICE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

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

CICHLIDAE; PUNDAMILIA; PUNDAMILIA NYEREREI; PUNDAMILIA PUNDAMILIA;

EID: 43049135858     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.00989.x     Document Type: Article

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