J Biol. 2010;9(2):11. Epub 2010 Feb 24.

Scale-eating cichlids: from hand(ed) to mouth.

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Systematics and Evolution Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G2E9, Canada. rich.palmer@ualberta.ca

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Two recent studies in BMC Biology and Evolution raise important questions about a textbook case of frequency-dependent selection in scale-eating cichlid fishes. They also suggest a fascinating new line of research testing the effects of handed behavior on morphological asymmetry.

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