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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parnell, Nicholas Francis
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2012
Subjects:
QTL
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/42743