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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have discovered that the genes related to extracellular matrix (ECM) and the Wnt signaling pathway characterize the independently acquired lip hypertrophy in cichlids of the East African ...

The species found in Lake Tanganyika are more diverse — you can find species from more than one branch of the cichlid tree. Some species are popular in aquariums , and others — like blue ...

Nothing about cichlids is ordinary. In Lake Tanganyika alone, at the divide between Central and East Africa, roughly 250 species evolved from a single ancestor over 9.7 million years.

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

Lake Tanganyika in Africa is famous for its biodiversity. Many of its 250 endemic species of cichlids are mouthbreeders: To protect their offspring and prevent other fish from devouring it ...

According to Reichard, the horei cichlids in Lake Tanganyika have a defensive strategy, though it’s costly. Horei cichlids will sometimes spit out their entire clutch of eggs.

Lake Tanganyika is perhaps best known by scientists for its incredible biodiversity. More than 2,000 species live in the lake, including some 250 types of cichlids.