@article { , title = {The coincidence of ecological opportunity with hybridization explains rapid adaptive radiation in Lake Mweru cichlid fishes}, abstract = {© 2019, The Author(s). The process of adaptive radiation wasclassically hypothesized to require isolation of a lineage from its source (no gene flow) and from related species (no competition). Alternatively, hybridization between species may generate genetic variation that facilitates adaptive radiation. Here we study haplochromine cichlid assemblages in two African Great Lakes to test these hypotheses. Greater biotic isolation (fewer lineages) predicts fewer constraints by competition and hence more ecological opportunity in Lake Bangweulu, whereas opportunity for hybridization predicts increased genetic potential in Lake Mweru. In Lake Bangweulu, we find no evidence for hybridizationbut also no adaptive radiation. We show that the Bangweulu lineages also colonized Lake Mweru, where they hybridized with Congolese lineages and then underwent multiple adaptive radiationsthat are strikingly complementary in ecology and morphology. Our data suggestthat the presence of several related lineages does not necessarily prevent adaptive radiation, although it constrains the trajectories of morphological diversification. It might instead facilitate adaptive radiation when hybridization generates genetic variation, without which radiation may start much later, progress more slowly or never occur.}, doi = {10.1038/s41467-019-13278-z}, eissn = {2041-1723}, issue = {1}, journal = {Nature Communications}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, url = {https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3279096}, volume = {10}, keyword = {Specialist Research - Other, Adaptive radiation, Evolutionary ecology, Evolutionary genetics, Ichthyology}, year = {2019}, author = {Meier, Joana I. and Stelkens, Rike B. and Joyce, Domino A. and Mwaiko, Salome and Phiri, Numel and Schliewen, Ulrich K. and Selz, Oliver M. and Wagner, Catherine E. and Katongo, Cyprian and Seehausen, Ole} }