Mechanisms of species divergence through visual adaptation and sexual selection: Perspectives from a cichlid model system

Current Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-299

  Maan, Martine E ^a,b   Seehausen, Ole ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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

Author keywords

Cichlid; Sexual selection; Species divergence; Visual adaptation

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; PUNDAMILIA;

EID: 77952826353     PISSN: 00017302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/56.3.285     Document Type: Review

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