@incollection{fdi:26390, title = {{E}volution et sp{\'e}ciation dans les milieux autres que les grands lacs = {E}volution and speciation in other aquatic ecosystems than great lakes}, author = {{D}aget, {J}acques}, editor = {}, language = {{FRE}}, abstract = {{F}reshwaters, with the exception of large lakes, are divided into many different biotopes, generally of small size and isolated by geographical or ecological barriers which prevent gene exchanges between populations. {T}herefore, segregation plays a major role in freshwater fish speciation in {A}frica. {S}ome groups of species develop unique ways of speciation e.g. chromosomal translocations for cyprinodonts, ethological segregation for cichlids. {T}he importance of these phenomena in evolution and species multiplication has been demonstrated. {N}evertheless, there are still large gaps in our knowledge of reproductive isolation processes in {A}frican freshwater fishes. {A}ttempts to cross-fertilize and study hybrids will probably give us much more information on the degree of reproductive isolation of species which itself is the very essence of the biological species and of speciation. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{POISSON} {D}'{EAU} {DOUCE} ; {SPECIATION} ; {EVOLUTION} {DES} {ESPECES} ; {AFRIQUE}}, booktitle = {{B}iologie et {\'e}cologie des poissons d'eau douce africains = {B}iology and ecology of african freshwater fishes}, numero = {216}, pages = {53--63}, address = {{P}aris}, publisher = {{ORSTOM}}, series = {{T}ravaux et {D}ocuments de l'{ORSTOM}}, year = {1988}, ISBN = {2-7099-0929-4}, ISSN = {0371-6023}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:26390}, }