Lake Tanganyika in Africa is a true hotspot of organismal diversity. Approximately 240 species of cichlid fishes have evolved in this lake in less than 10 million years. A research team from the ...
Evolution, Vol. 70, No. 7 (JULY 2016), pp. 1559-1568 (10 pages) Brain size is strongly associated with body size in all vertebrates. This relationship has been hypothesized to be an important ...
The macabre diets of scale-eating cichlids help shed light on the important role of frequency dependence in shaping genetic variation and the natural world. By Jeffrey McKinnon / MIT Press Reader ...
The unique diversity of cichlids in Africa’s oldest lake could help unlock the secrets of evolution. Baby Haplotaxodon microlepis scramble for safety in their mother’s mouth. Like many cichlid species ...
Jimena Golcher-Benavides and Chris Horsfall, a sponsor from Tanganyika's Lake Shore lodge, delineating the diving transect to monitor cichlid fish populations. Costa Rican scientist Jimena ...