M. Aibara

Pronounced expression of extracellular matrix proteoglycans regulated by Wnt pathway underlies the parallel evolution of lip hypertrophy in East African cichlids

The study identifies shared molecular mechanisms in hypertrophied lips of East African cichlids, linking Wnt pathway activation and extracellular matrix proteoglycan expression across different species.

A severe bottleneck impacted the genomic structure of egg-eating cichlids

This study investigates the demographic history of egg-eating cichlids in Lake Victoria, finding a severe bottleneck in one species linked to the introduction of Nile perch.