Trophic Diversification Out of Ancestral Specialization: An Example from a Radiating African Cyprinid Fish (Genus <i>Garra</i>)
Trophic resource partitioning is one of the main ecological mechanisms of adaptive radiation. The <i>Garra</i> is a highly specialized periphyton feeder that has widened jaws equipped with a horny cutting scraper. In a river located in the Ethiopian Highlands in East Africa, a diversific...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-08-01
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Series: | Diversity |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/8/629 |