Very rapid speciation occurred when cichlid fishes were isolated in Lake Victoria.Widespread extinction was dramatically seen when
A)artificial selection stopped.
B)predatory fish were added.
C)hybridization stopped.
D)fishing was prohibited.
E)insect larvae stocks were depleted.

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The predatory fish that were introduced into Lake Victoria caused widespread extinction of cichlid fish species. This suggests that predatory pressure was a major factor in the rapid speciation of cichlid fishes, as well as the extinction of those species that could not adapt to new predator populations.

Very Rapid Speciation Occurred When Cichlid Fishes Were Isolated in Lake