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Scientific American

February 1, 1999

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Cichlids of the Rift Lakes

The extraordinary diversity of cichlid fishes challenges entrenched ideas of how quickly new species can arise

By Melanie L. J. Stiassny & Axel Meyer

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Axel Meyer is a professor of zoology and evolutionary biology at the University of Konstanz in Germany. His research focuses on the origins of adaptations and biodiversity at both the molecular and organismal levels. He was among the first scientists to use DNA sequences to study species differences and speciation.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 280 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “Cichlids of the Rift Lakes” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 280 No. 1 (), p. 64
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0299-64
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