Temporal diversification of Central American cichlids

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cichlid fishes are classic examples of adaptive radiation because of their putative tendency to explosively diversify after invading novel environments. To examine whether ecological opportunity increased diversification (speciation...

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Main Authors: Hulsey C Darrin, Hollingsworth Phillip R, Fordyce James A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/279