Sexual dimorphism and population divergence in the Lake Tanganyika cichlid fish genus <it>Tropheus</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>With about 120 colour morphs currently assigned to six nominal species, the genus <it>Tropheus </it>is an ideal model to study evolutionary divergence of populations in allopatry. The morphology of <it>Tropheus <...

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Main Authors: Mitteroecker Philipp, Kerschbaumer Michaela, Herler Juergen, Postl Lisbeth, Sturmbauer Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Online Access:http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/7/1/4