An evolutionarily-stable-strategy model for the antipredator advantages of group living in
animals is described and termed here the attack-abatement effect. The model considers the …

The endemic cichlid fishes of Lakes Malawi, Tanganyika and Victoria are textbook examples
of explosive speciation and adaptive radiation, and their study promises to yield important …

The hundreds of cichlid fish species in Lake Malawi constitute the most extensive recent
vertebrate adaptive radiation. Here we characterize its genomic diversity by sequencing 134 …

The genomic causes and effects of divergent ecological selection during speciation are still
poorly understood. Here we report the discovery and detailed characterization of early-stage …

The spatial distribution of neutral genetic diversity is mainly influenced by barriers to dispersal.
The nature of such barriers varies according to the dispersal means and capabilities of …

Timing divergence events allow us to infer the conditions under which biodiversity has evolved
and gain important insights into the mechanisms driving evolution. Cichlid fishes are a …

Quantitative genetic models have indicated that sexual selection may lead to speciation in
isolated populations or to exaggeration of differences in male traits along a cline. We argue …

Repeated evolution of the same phenotypic difference during independent episodes of
speciation is strong evidence for selection during speciation. More than 1,000 species of cichlids, …

The haplochromine cichlid fish of the East African Great Lakes represent some of the fastest
and most species-rich adaptive radiations known 1 , but rivers in most of Africa …

Through adaptive radiation, ancestral species rapidly diversify into multiple species with
different ecological adaptations. The haplochromine cichlid fishes of the East African Great …