Nicaragua, 18-27 November 2007

After his field trips in 1980s Heiko researched recently again in Nicaragua with Axel Meyer, here a few photos, more to come in future articles…

_{Nicaragua is famous for its many volcanos, here is the majestic Momotombo.}

_{This volcano is one of most significant landmarks in Nicaragua – and only one of many volcanos,}

_{of which 14 are filled with water and endemic species}

_{Bromeliads, orchids, ferns, amazing epiphyts on some jungle trees…}

_{…but cattle farms are also here extending nation wide}

_{Lake Nicaragua – polluted with garbage along its shore and…}

_{…around the 365 isletas}

_{Heiko with a collected Parachromis dovii}

_{Amphilophus citrinellus (left), Amphilophus rostratus (centre), Neetroplus nematopus – male (right)}

 ^{Axel Meyer with Heiko Bleher and Laguna de Apoyeque on top of the crater lake}

_{Laguna de Apoyeque…}

_{Amphilophus cf. rostratus (left) and an amazing Amphilophus labiatus (centre) with detailed photo of its teeths (right)}

 ^{Axel Meyer with his students preparing midas-cichlids for his research in Konstanz, Germany, here at the shore of the crater lake Asasoca Managua}

More to come in upcoming article – including new cichlids and lifebearers. 

For more Information about Prof. Axel Meyer  and his work visit

www.evolutionsbiologie.uni-konstanz.de/

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