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Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI) was established by the Act of Parliament No. 6 of 1980 to promote, conduct, and co-ordinate fisheries research in Tanzania.

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Lake Victoria's cichlid diversity is exemplary but has suffered massive species loss within only four decades. My research explores the patterns and drivers leading into the species loss. It is shown that water transparency is strongly affected by human activities resulting in changes in visual adaptation of aquatic organisms including fish. Visual interactions among fish and the rest of the environment influence sexual selection and hence genetic, morphological and behavioral differentiation.
by Mrosso Hillary Deogratius
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