Lake Tanganyika in Africa is a true hotspot of organismal diversity. Approximately 240 species of cichlid fishes have evolved in this lake in less than 10 million years. A research team from the ...

Researchers have discovered that the genes related to extracellular matrix (ECM) and the Wnt signaling pathway characterize the independently acquired lip hypertrophy in cichlids of the East African ...

The species found in Lake Tanganyika are more diverse — you can find species from more than one branch of the cichlid tree. Some species are popular in aquariums , and others — like blue ...

This fact confirmed for the researchers that Tanganyika’s cichlids were ideal subjects for testing ideas about adaptive radiation — an evolutionary event in which many diverse species emerge rapidly ...

In certain Lake Tanganyika cichlids breeding in empty snail shells, there are two extreme sizes of males: giants and dwarfs. Researchers have analyzed the genomes of these fish and found out how ...

Cichlid fishes exhibit differing degrees of curiosity. ... The cichlids of Africa's Lake Tanganyika exhibit extraordinary diversity in terms of shape, diet, habitat and coloration.

Indeed, Simochromis diagramma, a Lake Tanganyika native that knows the cuckoo catfish well, showed rates of parasitism that were 7 to 11 times lower than cichlid species from Lakes Victoria ...

A cichlid in Africa’s Lake Tanganyika uses patterns of facial stripes to distinguish individuals and keep tabs on them. Close. Advertisement. Skip to content. Sign in. Search the website.