Divergence in larval jaw gene expression reflects differential trophic adaptation in haplochromine cichlids prior to foraging

Divergence in larval jaw gene expression reflects differential trophic adaptation in haplochromine cichlids prior to foraging

Abstract Background Understanding how variation in gene expression contributes to morphological diversity is a major goal in evolutionary biology. Cichlid fishes from the East African Great lakes exhibit striking diversity in trophic adaptations predicated on the functional modularity of their two s...

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Main Authors: Ehsan Pashay Ahi, Pooja Singh, Anna Duenser, Wolfgang Gessl, Christian Sturmbauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Haplochromine cichlids
Modularity
jaw development
Trophic specialization
Adaptive radiation
East African lakes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1483-3

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