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1 Adaptive radiation of cichlid fish
George F. Turner  Current Biology  Volume 17, Issue 19, Pages R827-R831 (October 2007) DOI: /j.cub Copyright © 2007 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Examples of the diversity of shapes and colours among the haplochromine cichlids from Lake Malawi. These species show less than 6% difference in mitochondrial DNA sequences and, within the last 5 million years, all are believed to have evolved from a single ancestor which probably resembled the swamp-dwelling Astatotilapia calliptera (top centre), the only one of these species presently found outside the Lake Malawi catchment. Current Biology  , R827-R831DOI: ( /j.cub ) Copyright © 2007 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 The rocky and sandy shores and the open waters of Lake Malawi provide a variety of habitats for cichlid fishes, which are heavily exploited by small-scale fisheries. Current Biology  , R827-R831DOI: ( /j.cub ) Copyright © 2007 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions


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