Projektnummer

0055596

Zusammenfassung

Cichlid fishes from the East African lakes are a major example for adaptive radiation and offer an excellent model for the investigation of explosive speciation. The genetic mechanisms underlying speciation remain largely unknown, however. Recent empirical and theoretical work suggests an important role of sex determination mechanisms in speciation. Sex determination is a fundamental aspect in the development of sexually reproducing species. Cichlids show an overwhelming diversity in coloration, jaw morphology, behavior, etc. But is this diversity also reflected in sex-determining syst...