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 ...

Evolution, Vol. 70, No. 7 (JULY 2016), pp. 1559-1568 (10 pages) Brain size is strongly associated with body size in all vertebrates. This relationship has been hypothesized to be an important ...

Cichlid fishes exhibit differing degrees of curiosity. The cause for this lies in their genes, as reported by researchers. This trait influences the cichlids' ability to adapt to new habitats. The ...

The macabre diets of scale-eating cichlids help shed light on the important role of frequency dependence in shaping genetic variation and the natural world. By Jeffrey McKinnon / MIT Press Reader ...

The unique diversity of cichlids in Africa’s oldest lake could help unlock the secrets of evolution. Baby Haplotaxodon microlepis scramble for safety in their mother’s mouth. Like many cichlid species ...

Ancient lakes are often collectively viewed as evolutionary hot spots of diversification. East Africa's Lake Tanganyika has long been the subject of scientific interest owing to dramatic levels of ...

Jimena Golcher-Benavides and Chris Horsfall, a sponsor from Tanganyika's Lake Shore lodge, delineating the diving transect to monitor cichlid fish populations. Costa Rican scientist Jimena ...

Cuckoo catfish may be the worst parents ever. Rather than raising their own cannibalistic offspring, they force other fish species to raise them in their own mouths. But how do they do it? New ...

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 has ...