Genomes reveal age and demographic consequence of ultrafast adaptive radiation
David A. Marques, Joana I. Meier, Matthew D. McGee, Marcel Philipp Haesler, Salome Mwaiko, Mary A. Kishe, Anthony Taabu‐Munyaho, Lauren J. Chapman, Colin A. Chapman, S.B. Wandera, Catherine E. Wagner, Laurent Excoffier, Ole Seehausen C D
The paper uses whole genomes to show that cichlid fish species in Lake Victoria and nearby lakes diversified extremely rapidly, with speciation rates much higher than previously estimated.
bioRxiv · Mar 7, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology