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The Impact of the Geologic History and Paleoclimate on the Diversification of East African Cichlids
Joint Authors
Danley, Patrick D.
Husemann, Martin
Ding, Baoqing
Peppe, Daniel J.
DiPietro, Lyndsay M.
Beverly, Emily J.
Source
International Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-20, 20 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The cichlid fishes of the East African Great Lakes are the largest extant vertebrate radiation identified to date.
These lakes and their surrounding waters support over 2,000 species of cichlid fish, many of which are descended from a single common ancestor within the past 10 Ma.
The extraordinary East African cichlid diversity is intricately linked to the highly variable geologic and paleoclimatic history of this region.
Greater than 10 Ma, the western arm of the East African rift system began to separate, thereby creating a series of rift basins that would come to contain several water bodies, including the extremely deep Lakes Tanganyika and Malawi.
Uplifting associated with this rifting backponded many rivers and created the extremely large, but shallow Lake Victoria.
Since their creation, the size, shape, and existence of these lakes have changed dramatically which has, in turn, significantly influenced the evolutionary history of the lakes' cichlids.
This paper reviews the geologic history and paleoclimate of the East African Great Lakes and the impact of these forces on the region's endemic cichlid flocks.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Danley, Patrick D.& Husemann, Martin& Ding, Baoqing& DiPietro, Lyndsay M.& Beverly, Emily J.& Peppe, Daniel J.. 2012. The Impact of the Geologic History and Paleoclimate on the Diversification of East African Cichlids. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481986
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Danley, Patrick D.…[et al.]. The Impact of the Geologic History and Paleoclimate on the Diversification of East African Cichlids. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481986
American Medical Association (AMA)
Danley, Patrick D.& Husemann, Martin& Ding, Baoqing& DiPietro, Lyndsay M.& Beverly, Emily J.& Peppe, Daniel J.. The Impact of the Geologic History and Paleoclimate on the Diversification of East African Cichlids. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481986
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-481986