Lake Tanganyika Cichlids
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Lake Tanganyika's 200 cichlid species represent another dramatic example of adaptive radiation, diversifying in Africa's oldest lake to fill available ecological niches.
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Lake Tanganyika's 200 cichlid species represent another dramatic example of adaptive radiation, diversifying in Africa's oldest lake to fill available ecological niches. Like Darwin's finches, cichlids show how a single ancestor can radiate into hundreds of specialized forms when encountering environments with open niches.
Notable Traits of Lake Tanganyika Cichlids
- 200 species from adaptive radiation
- Africa's oldest lake
- 200+ species from single ancestor
- Rapid speciation
- Diverse ecological roles