Relaxed trait covariance in interspecific cichlid hybrids predicts morphological diversity in adaptive radiations

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-24

  Selz, O M ^a,b   Lucek, K ^a,b   Young, K A ^c   Seehausen, O ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Cichlid; Hybridization; Transgressive segregation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANCESTRY; CICHLID; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

AFRICAN CICHLIDS; CICHLIDAE;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CICHLID; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CICHLIDS; FEMALE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MALE;

EID: 84891627473     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12283     Document Type: Article

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