Testing for sympatric parellel speciation through sexual selection in Lake Victoria Cichlid fishes.
Informations
- Funding country
United Kingdom- Acronym
- -
- URL
- -
- Start date
- 6/1/2001
- End date
- 8/14/2004
- Budget
- 246,865 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Grant | Grant | - | - | - |
Organisations
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of East Anglia | Lead Partner | - | - |
| University of Hull | Lead Partner | - | - |
Abstract
We propose to study Lake Victoria cichlids to test for parallel evolution of colouration and for parallel speciation. Specifically, we aim to investigate 5 predictions of the hypothesis of parallel sympatric speciation through sexual selection: (1) sympat