Rapid sympatric ecological differentiation of crater lake cichlid fishes within historic times
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>After a volcano erupts, a lake may form in the cooled crater and become an isolated aquatic ecosystem. This makes fishes in crater lakes informative for understanding sympatric evolution and ecological diversification in barren envir...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/60 |