A compelling example is related to the explosive radiation of cichlid fishes in the African Rift Lakes, where populations with overlapping distributions are diverging as a function of the ...

Over 1,800 species of cichlid fish live in Africa’s Rift Valleys lakes. In this crowded world, many cichlid species use ‘mouth-brooding’ to both incubate their eggs, and protect their young.

Lamprologini: This tribe encompasses the vast majority of Tanganyika cichlids, including popular genera such as Altolamprologus, Neolamprologus, and Tropheus. Lamprologini species exhibit diverse ...

Note: undated footage] The video shows critically endangered Mangarahara cichlid fish, which are so rare their survival ...

When people think of pets, they tend to think about dogs, cats, and hamsters, but there are so many more options out there, ...

Look away, hunks; this one may sting a bit. In the wild, the law is straightforward: it's all about survival of the fittest.

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Predatory cichlid: At least two species of this fish may lure prey by sinking to the bottom of a river or lake and lying still as a corpse. If small fish approach to scavenge, the cichlid lunges ...

Scientists typically predict how species evolve by looking at their genes and the environment they live in, but new research ...

Angel Fitor is this year’s winner for his masterful underwater images of cichlid fishes in East Africa. Two male cichlid fish fight jaw to jaw over a snail shell. Inside the half-buried shell is a ...

** I expect you to read: Avise, J.C. 2004. Chapter 7: Speciation and hybridization. In Molecular Markers, Natural History and Evolution (2nd edn.). Chapman and Hall, New York. Having at least briefly ...