Patterns and Processes of Speciation in Ancient Lakes Proceedings of the Fourth Symposium on Speciation in Ancient Lakes, Berlin, Germany, September 4–8, 2006 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wilke, Thomas (Editor), Väinölä, Risto (Editor), Riedel, Frank (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Developments in Hydrobiology ; 205
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biodiversity.; Aquatic ecology.; Evolutionary biology.; Life Sciences.; Evolutionary Biology.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

Ancient lakes are exceptional freshwater environments that have continued to exist for hundreds of thousands of years. They have long been recognized as centres of biodiversity and hotspots of evolution. During recent decades, speciation in ancient lakes has emerged as an important and exciting topi...