Search Results - "TURNER, G. F."

Taxonomic investigation of the zooplanktivorous Lake Malawi cichlids Copadichromis mloto (Iles) and C. virginalis (Iles) by Turner, G. F., Crampton, D. A., Rusuwa, B., Hooft van Huysduynen, A., Svardal, H.

“…The taxonomic status of the zooplanktivorous cichlids Copadichromis mloto and C. virginalis has been confused since their original descriptions by lles in…”
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Species differences in courtship acoustic signals among five Lake Malawi cichlid species (Pseudotropheus spp.) by Amorim, M. C. P., Simões, J. M., Fonseca, P. J., Turner, G. F.

“…Male courtship acoustic signals from five Lake Malawi cichlid fish species of the Pseudotropheus zebra complex were recorded and compared. Sounds made by males…”
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Size-dependent microhabitat use and intraspecific competition in Cottus gobio by Davey, A. J. H., Hawkins, S. J., Turner, G. F., Doncaster, C. P.

“…An electrofishing survey of daytime shelter microhabitat use of bullhead Cottus gobio in a southern English chalk stream revealed positive selection for…”
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Relative growth of invasive and indigenous tilapiine cichlid fish in Tanzania by Bradbeer, SJ, Ngatunga, BP, Turner, GF, Genner, MJ

“…Non-native species have been widely distributed across Africa for the enhancement of capture fisheries, but it can be unclear what benefits in terms of…”
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How many species of cichlid fishes are there in African lakes? by Turner, George F., Seehausen, Ole, Knight, Mairi E., Allender, Charlotte J., Robinson, Rosanna L.

“…The endemic cichlid fishes of Lakes Malawi, Tanganyika and Victoria are textbook examples of explosive speciation and adaptive radiation, and their study…”
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Does admission grip strength predict length of stay in hospitalised older patients? by Kerr, A., Syddall, H. E., Cooper, C., Turner, G. F., Briggs, R. S., Sayer, A. Aihie

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Ancient Hybridization and Phenotypic Novelty within Lake Malawi's Cichlid Fish Radiation by Genner, Martin J., Turner, George F.

“…Does hybridization play a broad innovative role in evolution? Many studies have shown hybrid origins of individual species, particularly in major adaptive…”
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Extreme microallopatric divergence in a cichlid species from Lake Malawi by Rico, C., Turner, G. F.

“…We demonstrate significant population structuring on an extremely small spatial scale between adjacent demes of a Lake Malawi haplochromine cichlid species of…”
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Translocations of rocky habitat cichlid fishes to Nkhata Bay, Lake Malawi by Genner, M. J., Botha, A., Turner, G. F.

“…Over the last 10 years, 12 rocky habitat ‘mbuna’ taxa have been translocated to Nkhata Bay on the north‐western shores of Lake Malawi from other regions of the…”
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Beta diversity of rock-restricted cichlid fishes in Lake Malawi: importance of environmental and spatial factors by Genner, M. J., Taylor, M. I., Cleary, D. F. R., Hawkins, S. J., Knight, M. E., Turner, G. F.

“…The rock-restricted cichlid fish assemblages of Lake Malawi exhibit high spatial diversity in their species composition and relative abundance. However the…”
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Nile tilapia invades the Lake Malawi catchment by Genner, MJ, Connell, E, Shechonge, A, Smith, A, Swanstrom, J, Mzighani, S, Mwijage, A, Ngatunga, BP, Turner, GF

“…The Lake Malawi/Nyasa catchment contains over 835 endemic cichlid fish species. This unique biodiversity has made it widely recognised as one of the world's…”
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Evidence for male-biased dispersal in Lake Malawi cichlids from microsatellites by Knight, M. E., Oppen, M. J. H. van, Smith, H. L., Rico, C., Hewitt, G. M., Turner, G. F.

“…This study addressed within‐population dispersal patterns among the species‐rich Lake Malawi cichlids, specifically among the rock‐dwelling mbuna group…”
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Age of Cichlids: New Dates for Ancient Lake Fish Radiations by Genner, Martin J., Seehausen, Ole, Lunt, David H., Joyce, Domino A., Shaw, Paul W., Carvalho, Gary R., Turner, George F.

“…Timing divergence events allow us to infer the conditions under which biodiversity has evolved and gain important insights into the mechanisms driving…”
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Reproductive isolation among closely related Lake Malawi cichlids: can males recognize conspecific females by visual cues? by KNIGHT, M.E., TURNER, G.F.

“…Little is known about mate recognition systems among the species-rich cichlid flocks of the African Great Lakes. Such knowledge is critical to our…”
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Isotopic change throughout the life history of a Lake Malawi cichlid fish by Genner, M. J., Hawkins, S. J., Turner, G. F.

“…Clear changes in body size‐isotope (carbon and nitrogen) trajectories of Pseudotropheus callainos, a cichlid belonging to the endemic haplochromine species…”
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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the cichlid fish Pseudotropheus zebra by Van Oppen, M. J. H., Rico, C., Deutsch, J. C., Turner, G. F., Hewitt, G. M.

“…We have isolated and characterized a series of (GT/CA) sub(n) and (CT /GA) sub(n) microsatellite loci from the malawian cichlid fish Pseudotropheus zebra BB,…”
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Genetic population structure indicates sympatric speciation of Lake Malawi pelagic cichlids by Shaw, Paul W., Turner, George F., Rizman Idid, M., Robinson, Rosanna L., Carvalho, Gary R.

“…species. Levels of variability at these loci suggest that populations have been large and stable. Mitochondrial DNA sequence data (872 bp of control region +…”
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Polymorphic microsatellite loci for the cardinal fish (Apogon imberbis) by Galarza, J. A, Roques, S, Carreras-Carbonell, J, Macpherson, E, Turner, G. F, Rico, C

“…Eight polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized for the Cardinal fish (Apogon imberbis), a coastal-reef fish endemic to the Mediterranean…”
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Isolation of eight microsatellites loci from the saddled bream, Oblada melanura and cross-species amplification in two sea bream species of the genus Diplodus by Roques, S, Galarza, J. A, Macpherson, E, Turner, G. F, Carreras-Carbonell, J, Rico, C

“…We have developed eight new microsatellite markers for the saddled bream (Oblada melanura) from an enriched genome library protocol. All these loci are…”
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Oil extraction imperils Africa's Great Lakes by Verheyen, Erik

“…As the world's demands for hydrocarbons increase (1), remote areas previously made inaccessible by technological limitations are now being prospected for oil…”
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