Evolution: love thy neighbour.
Five neighbouring populations of a cichlid fish from Lake Malawi differ in male courtship colour. Females show strong mate preferences for male coloration from their own populations. This suggests that sexual selection is an important factor contributing to speciation in cichlids.
Kraaijeveld
Ken
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The Galton Laboratory, Department of Biology, University College London, Wolfson House, 4 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HE, UK, and Collegium Budapest, H1014 Budapest, Hungary.
Pomiankowski
Andrew
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D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D023681:Cichlids / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water; D008295:Malawi; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics; D008957:Models, Genetic; D010858:Pigmentation / Q000502:physiology*; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity