Trophic specialisation reflected by radular tooth material properties in an "ancient" Lake Tanganyikan gastropod species flock.
Wencke KringsMarco T NeiberAlexander KovalevStanislav N GorbMatthias GlaubrechtPublished in: BMC ecology and evolution (2021)
In almost every lineage we discovered adaptations to different substrates, leading to the hypothesis that one main engine of the flock's evolution is trophic specialization, establishing distinct ecological niches and allowing the coexistence of taxa.