Evolution: cichlid models on the runaway to speciation

Hugo F Gante; Walter Salzburger

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.045

Evolution: cichlid models on the runaway to speciation

Curr Biol. 2012 Nov 20;22(22):R956-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.045.

Authors

Hugo F Gante¹, Walter Salzburger

Affiliation

¹ Zoological Institute, University of Basel, Vesalgasse 1, 4051 Basel, Switzerland. hugo.gante@unibas.ch

PMID: 23174298
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.045

Abstract

Rapid speciation has fascinated biologists for a long time. A recent study shows that ecological opportunity and sex-biased color differences increase the likelihood of speciation in African cichlid fishes.

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Cichlids / classification
Cichlids / genetics*
Ecosystem
Female
Genetic Speciation*
Male
Models, Biological
Sex Factors
Time Factors