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To: SunkenCiv

“This means that the rate of speciation of cichlid fishes has been extremely rapid: something on average of one new species every 40 years!”

Wow!, I find that rate absolutely astounding.


14 posted on 11/12/2009 6:14:04 PM PST by AussieJoe
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To: AussieJoe

:’) That’s just the average, of course it would greatly help to know how many new species have been known to emerge (not merely newly discovered) since the Lake was first available for study by non-Africans.


18 posted on 11/12/2009 6:17:13 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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