Mapping epigenetic divergence in the massive radiation of Lake Malawi cichlid fishes
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26166-2
Abstract: Epigenetic variation modulates gene expression and can be heritable. However, knowledge of the contribution of epigenetic divergence to adaptive diversification in nature remains limited. The massive evolutionary radiation of Lake Malawi cichlid fishes displaying extensive… read more here.
Keywords: radiation lake; malawi cichlid; epigenetic divergence; cichlid fishes ... See more keywords
Phylogenomic Analyses Show Repeated Evolution of Hypertrophied Lips Among Lake Malawi Cichlid Fishes
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evac051
Abstract: Abstract Cichlid fishes have repeatedly evolved an astounding diversity of trophic morphologies. For example, hypertrophied lips have evolved multiple times in both African and Neotropical cichlids and could have even evolved convergently within single species… read more here.
Keywords: malawi cichlid; hypertrophied lip; hypertrophied lips; evolution ... See more keywords
Ancestral Hybridization Facilitated Species Diversification in the Lake Malawi Cichlid Fish Adaptive Radiation
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msz294
Abstract: Abstract The adaptive radiation of cichlid fishes in East African Lake Malawi encompasses over 500 species that are believed to have evolved within the last 800,000 years from a common founder population. It has been… read more here.
Keywords: diversification; malawi cichlid; hybridization; lake malawi ... See more keywords