title: Evolution: cichlid models on the runaway to speciation.
abstract: Rapid speciation has fascinated biologists for a long time. A recent study shows that ecological opportunity and sex-biased color differences increase the likelihood of speciation in African cichlid fishes.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Institute, University of Basel, Vesalgasse 1, 4051 Basel, Switzerland. hugo.gante@unibas.ch
authors.forename: Hugo F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Gante
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Salzburger
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D023681:Cichlids / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D049810:Genetic Speciation; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors