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Ghost of speciation past

Lurking in the rivers of Botswana are the remnants of a diverse flock of cichlid fishes, whose origins can be traced to a lake that vanished more than 2,000 years ago.

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Figure 1: Repeated diversification of cichlid fishes in southeast Africa.

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