Professor George Turner
Professor in Zoology (Aquatic)
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Female preference for conspecific males based on olfactory cues in a Lake Malawi cichlid fish.
Plenderleith, M., Van Oosterhout, C., Robinson, R. L. & Turner, G. F., 22 Dec 2005, In: Biology Letters. 1, 4, p. 411-414Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Colour forms of Amazonian cichlid fish represent reproductively isolated species.
Ready, J. S., Sampaio, I., Schneider, H., Vinson, C., Dos Santos, T. & Turner, G. F., 1 Jul 2006, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 19, 4, p. 1139-1148Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species
Rhie, A., McCarthy, S. A., Fedrigo, O., Damas, J., Formenti, G., Koren, S., Uliano-Silva, M., Chow, W., Fungtammasan, A., Kim, J., Lee, C., Ko, B. J., Chaisson, M., Gedman, G. L., Cantin, L. J., Thibaud-Nissen, F., Haggerty, L., Bista, I., Smith, M., Haase, B., Mountcastle, J., Winkler, S., Paez, S., Howard, J., Vernes, S. C., Lama, T. M., Grutzner, F., Warren, W. C., Balakrishnan, C. N., Burt, D., George, J. M., Biegler, M. T., Iorns, D., Digby, A., Eason, D., Robertson, B., Edwards, T., Wilkinson, M., Turner, G., Meyer, A., Kautt, A. F., Franchini, P., Detrich, H. W., Svardal, H., Wagner, M., Naylor, G. J. P., Pippel, M., Malinsky, M., Mooney, M., Simbirsky, M., Hannigan, B. T., Pesout, T., Houck, M., Misuraca, A., Kingan, S. B., Hall, R., Kronenberg, Z., Sović, I., Dunn, C., Ning, Z., Hastie, A., Lee, J., Selvaraj, S., Green, R. E., Putnam, N. H., Gut, I., Ghurye, J., Garrison, E., Sims, Y., Collins, J., Pelan, S., Torrance, J., Tracey, A., Wood, J., Dagnew, R. E., Guan, D., London, S. E., Clayton, D. F., Mello, C. V., Friedrich, S. R., Lovell, P. V., Osipova, E., Al-Ajli, F. O., Secomandi, S., Kim, H., Theofanopoulou, C., Hiller, M., Zhou, Y., Harris, R. S., Makova, K. D., Medvedev, P., Hoffman, J., Masterson, P., Clark, K., Martin, F., Howe, K., Flicek, P., Walenz, B. P., Kwak, W., Clawson, H., Diekhans, M., Nassar, L., Paten, B., Kraus, R. H. S., Crawford, A. J., Gilbert, M. T. P., Zhang, G., Venkatesh, B., Murphy, R. W., Koepfli, K.-P., Shapiro, B., Johnson, W. E., Di Palma, F., Marques-Bonet, T., Teeling, E. C., Warnow, T., Graves, J. M., Ryder, O. A., Haussler, D., O’Brien, S. J., Korlach, J., Lewin, H. A., Howe, K., Myers, E. W., Durbin, R., Phillippy, A. M. & Jarvis, E. D., 28 Apr 2021, In: Nature. 592, 7856, p. 737-746 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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No evidence for parallel sympatric speciation in cichlid species of the genus Pseudotropheus from north-western Lake Malawi.
Rico, C., Bouteillon, P., Van Oppen, M. J., Knight, M. E., Hewitt, G. M. & Turner, G. F., 1 Jan 2003, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 16, 1, p. 37-46Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Extreme microallopatric divergence in a cichlid species from Lake Malawi.
Rico, C. & Turner, G. F., 1 Aug 2002, In: Molecular Ecology. 11, 8, p. 1585-1590Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Isolation and characterization of nine polymorphic microsatellite markers in the two-banded sea bream (Diplodus vulgaris) and cross-species amplification in the white sea bream (Diplodus sargus) and the saddled bream (Oblada melanura).
Roques, S., Galarza, J. A., Macpherson, E., Turner, G. F. & Rico, C., 1 Jul 2007, In: Molecular Ecology Notes. 7, 4, p. 661-663Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nuclear markers reveal unexpected genetic variation and a Congolese-Nilotic origin of the Lake Victoria cichlid species flock.
Seehausen, O., Koetsier, E., Schneider, M. V., Chapman, L. J., Chapman, C. A., Knight, M. E., Turner, G. F., Van Alphen, J. J. & Bills, R., 22 Jan 2003, In: Proceedings of The Royal Society B - Biological Sciences. 270, 1511, p. 129-137Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genetic population structure indicates sympatric speciation of Lake Malawi pelagic cichlids.
Shaw, P. W., Turner, G. F., Idid, M. R., Robinson, R. L. & Carvalho, G. R., 22 Nov 2000, In: Proceedings of The Royal Society B - Biological Sciences. 267, 1459, p. 2273-2280Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nile tilapia invades the Lake Malawi catchment
Shechonge, A. H., Genner, M. J., Connell, E., Shechonge, A., Smith, A., Swanstrom, J., Mzighani, A., Ngatunga, B. P. & Turner, G. F., 12 Nov 2013, In: African Journal of Aquatic Science. 38, Supplement 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Losing cichlid fish biodiversity: genetic and morphological homogenization of tilapia following colonization by introduced species
Shechonge, A., Ngatunga, B. P., Tamatamah, R., Bradbeer, S. J., Harrington, J., Ford, A. G. P., Turner, G. F. & Genner, M. J., Oct 2018, In: Conservation Genetics. 19, 5, p. 1199-1209Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Population genetic evidence for a unique resource of Nile tilapia in Lake Tanganyika, East Africa
Shechonge, A., Ngatunga, B. P., Tamatamah, R., Bradbeer, S. J., Sweke, E., Smith, A., Turner, G. F. & Genner, M. J., Aug 2019, In: Environmental Biology of Fishes. 102, 8, p. 1107-1117 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Widespread colonisation of Tanzanian catchments by introduced Oreochromis tilapia fishes: the legacy from decades of deliberate introduction
Shechonge, A., Ngatunga, B. P., Bradbeer, S. J., Day, J. J., Freer, J. J., Ford, A. G., Kihedu, J., Richmond, T., Mzighani, S., Smith, A. M., Sweke, E. A., Tamatamah, R., Tyers, A. M., Turner, G. F. & Genner, M. J., Apr 2019, In: Hydrobiologia. 832, 1, p. 235-253 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Courtship and agonistic sounds by the cichlid fish Pseudotropheus zebra.
Simões, J. M., Duarte, I. G., Fonseca, P. J., Turner, G. F. & Amorim, M. C., 1 Aug 2008, In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 124, 2, p. 1332-1338Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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African cichlid Pseudotropheus spp. males moan to females during foreplay.
Simões, J. M., Fonseca, P. J., Turner, G. F. & Amorim, M. C., 1 Jun 2008, In: Journal of Fish Biology. 72, 10, p. 2689-2694Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Parallelism of amino acid changes at the RH1 locus affecting spectral sensitivity among deep-water cichlids from Lakes Tanganyika and Malawi.
Sugawara, T., Terai, Y., Imai, H., Turner, G. F., Koblmuller, S., Strumbauer, C., Shichida, Y. & Okada, N., 12 Apr 2005, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 102, 15, p. 5448-5453Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The genetics of mate preferences in hybrids between two young and sympatric Lake Victoria cichlid species
Svensson, O., Woodhouse, K., van Oosterhout, C., Smith, A., Turner, G. & Seehausen, O., 15 Feb 2017, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 284, 20162332.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterization of tetranucleotide microsatellite loci in a Lake Victorian, haplochromine cichlid fish: a Pundamilia pundamilia x Pundamilia nyererei hybrid
Taylor, M. I., Meardon, F., Turner, G. F., Seehausen, O., Mrosso, H. D. & Rico, C., 1 Dec 2002, In: Molecular Ecology Notes. 2, 4, p. 443-445Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Taxonomic investigation of the zooplanktivorous Lake Malawi cichlids Copadichromis mloto (Iles) and C. virginalis (Iles)
Turner, G. F., Crampton, D. A., Rusuwa, B., Hooft van Huysduynen, A. & Svardal, H., Jun 2023, In: Hydrobiologia. 850, 10-11, p. 2165-2175 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How many species of cichlid fishes are there in African lakes?
Turner, G. F., Seehausen, O., Knight, M. E., Allender, C. J. & Robinson, R. L., 1 Mar 2001, In: Molecular Ecology. 10, 3, p. 793-806Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Parallel speciation, despeciation and respeciation: implications for species definition.
Turner, G. F., 1 Sept 2002, In: Fish and Fisheries. 3, 3, p. 225-229Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adaptive radiation of cichlid fish.
Turner, G. F., 9 Oct 2007, In: Current Biology. 17, 19, p. R827-R831Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pelagic cichlid fishes of Lake Malawi/Nyasa.
Turner, G. F., Robinson, R. L., Ngatunga, B. P., Shaw, P. W., Carvalho, G. R. & Coleman, R. M. (Editor), 1 Jan 2001, Cichlid Research: State of the Art. 2001 ed. University of Michigan, p. 287-302Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Reproductive biology, mating systems and parental care.
Turner, G. F., Robinson, R. L., Beveridge, M. C. (Editor) & McAndrew B.J., [. V. (Editor), 1 Jan 2000, Tilapias: biology and exploitation. 2000 ed. Springer, p. 32-58Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Identification and biology of Diplotaxodon, Rhamphochromis and Pallidochromis.
Turner, G. F., Robinson, R. L., Shaw, P. W., Carvalho, G. R. & Snoeks, J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2004, The Cichlid Diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: Identification: Distribution and Taxonomy. 2004 ed. Cichlid Press, p. 198-251Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Description of two new species of Mylochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa.
Turner, G. F. & Howarth, J. D., 1 Jan 2001, In: Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 12, p. 205-212Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The nature species in ancient lakes: perspectives from the fishes of Lake Malawi.
Turner, G. F., 1 Aug 2000, In: Advances in Ecological Research. 31, p. 39-60Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pelagic cichlid fishes of Lake Malawi/Nyasa: biology, management and conservation.
Turner, G. F., Robinson, R. L., Ngatunga, B. P., Shaw, P. W., Carvalho, G. R. & Cowx, I. G. (Editor), 1 Jan 2002, Management and Ecology of Lake and Reservoir Fisheries.. 2002 ed. Blackwell, p. 353-367Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Ancestral Hybridization Facilitated Species Diversification in the Lake Malawi Cichlid Fish Adaptive Radiation
Turner, G., Svardal, H., Quah, F. X., Malinsky, M., Ngatunga, B. P., Miska, E., Salzburger, W., Genner, M. & Durbin, R., 30 Apr 2020, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37, 4, p. 1100-1113 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Natural History of the Satellite Lakes of Lake Malawi
Turner, G., Ngatunga, B. P. & Genner, M. J., 2021, 131 p. EcoEvoRxiv.Research output: Other contribution
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Astatotilapia species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania, excluding the basin of Lake Victoria
Turner, G., Ngatunga, B. P. & Genner, M. J., 2021, 107 p. EcoEvoRxiv.Research output: Other contribution
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A survey of fishes of Hombolo Lake, Dodoma, Tanzania, with evidence for local extinction of a native tilapia as a consequence of stocking
Turner, G. F., Ngatunga, B. P. & Genner, M. J., 6 Mar 2019, p. 452847, 1 p. (bioRxiv).Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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A new species of deep-water Lethrinops (Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi
Turner, G. F., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Fish Biology. 101, 6, p. 1405-1410 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evidence for lacustrine breeding by sanjika Opsaridium microcephalum (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Lake Malawi
Tweddle, D. & Turner, G. F., 23 Dec 2014, In: African Journal of Aquatic Science. 39, 4, p. 479-480Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Signal and preference divergence among populations of the non-endemic basal Lake Malawi cichlid fish Astatotilapia calliptera (Perciformes: Cichlidae)
Tyers, A. M. & Turner, G. F., 1 Sept 2013, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 110, 1, p. 180-188Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rare morph Lake Malawi mbuna cichlids benefit from reduced aggression from con- and hetero-specifics
Tyers, A. M., Cooke, G. M. & Turner, G. F., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 34, 11, p. 1678-1690 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Extensive homoplasy, nonstepwise mutations, and shared ancestral polymorphism at a complex microsatellite locus in Lake Malawi cichlids.
Van Oppen, M. J., Rico, C., Turner, G. F. & Hewitt, G. M., 1 Apr 2000, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 17, 4, p. 489-498Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Epigenetic divergence during early stages of speciation in an African crater lake cichlid fish
Vernaz, G., Hudson, A. G., Santos, M. E., Fischer, B., Carruthers, M., Shechonge, A. H., Gabagambi, N. P., Tyers, A. M., Ngatunga, B. P., Malinsky, M., Durbin, R., Turner, G. F., Genner, M. J. & Miska, E. A., Dec 2022, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 6, 12, p. 1940-1951 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping epigenetic divergence in the massive radiation of Lake Malawi cichlid fishes
Vernaz, G., Malinsky, M., Svardal, H., Du, M., Tyers, A. M., Santos, M. E., Durbin, R., Genner, M. J., Turner, G. F. & Miska, E. A., 7 Oct 2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 1, 5870.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Secondary contact during adaptive radiation: a community matrix for Lake Malawi cichlids.
Young, K. A., Whitman, J. M. & Turner, G. F., 1 Apr 2009, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 22, 4, p. 882-889Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Elevated mtDNA diversity in introduced populations of Cynotilapia afra (Gunther 1894) in Lake Malawi National Park is evidence for multiple source populations and hybridization.
Zidana, H., Turner, G. F., Van Oosterhout, C. & Hanfling, B., 1 Nov 2009, In: Molecular Ecology. 18, 21, p. 4380-4389Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review