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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Main Authors: Harrod Chris, Kautt Andreas F, Lehtonen Topi K, Elmer Kathryn R, Meyer Axel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/60