[Rockhounds] Diversification of cichlid fish led to their success in Lake Victoria, Africa

[Tim Fisher]

I went on a field study trip to Lake Malawi with Dr. Jay Stauffer at Penn
State. I was blown away by how many species were in the lake. We found
several new ones and took them back to the lab alive to observe their
behavior. Turns out that behavior is an important tool in looking for new
species. There are more than 100 species that have been described.

Tim Fisher
Orerockon.com
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Sent: Friday, October 6, 2023 5:38 PM
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Subject: [Rockhounds] Diversification of cichlid fish led to their success
in Lake Victoria, Africa

Study of mud cores from Lake Victoria suggests
diversification of cichlid fish led to their success
by Bob Yirka , Phys.org, October 6, 2023
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-mud-cores-lake-victoria-diversification.html

The open access paper is:

Ngoepe, N., Muschick, M., Kishe, M.A., Mwaiko,
S., Temoltzin-Loranca, Y., King, L., Courtney
Mustaphi, C., Heiri, O., Wienhues, G., Vogel, H.
and Cuenca-Cambronero, M., 2023. A continuous
fish fossil record reveals key insights into adaptive
radiation. Nature, pp.1-6. Published Oct. 4, 2023
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06603-6

Yours,

Paul H.


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