Ecological constraints on evolution : a case study with Lake Malawi's 'prototype' cichlid fish

Understanding how the environment drives the pattern of adaptive radiation may be key to understanding tl1e role of ecology in evolution. The Lake Malawi Haplochomine cichlid fish radiation was seeded by riverine ancestors, yet extant riverine diversity is extremely low. Only Astatotilapia callipter...

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Main Author: Parsons, Paul John
Published: University of Bristol 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.685151