The generation and maintenance of diversity in a rapid adaptive radiation
The Lake Malawi cichlid fishes are a pre-eminent example of adaptive evolutionary radiation. The diversity of species (nearly 1000 extant) is mirrored by an array of variation in dozens of phenotypes (e.g. trophic morphology, tooth shape, color patterns, behavior, development). The unique characteri...
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Georgia Institute of Technology
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/42743 |