Ancient hybridization fuels rapid cichlid fish adaptive radiations

Cichlids underwent a rapid diversification in the Lake Victoria region, expanding to more than 700 species within 150,000 years. Here, Meier and colleagues show that an ancient hybridization between two divergent cichlid lineages generated high genetic diversity that facilitated the rapid radiation.

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Main Authors: Joana I. Meier, David A. Marques, Salome Mwaiko, Catherine E. Wagner, Laurent Excoffier, Ole Seehausen
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/654be8f930a0441da496d249ba388412
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