Isolation Driven Divergence in Osmoregulation in Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1848) (Actinopterygii: Osmeriformes).

BACKGROUND:Marine species have colonized extreme environments during evolution such as freshwater habitats. The amphidromous teleost fish, Galaxias maculatus is found mainly migrating between estuaries and rivers, but some landlocked populations have been described in lakes formed during the last de...

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Main Authors: Ignacio Ruiz-Jarabo, Claudio A González-Wevar, Ricardo Oyarzún, Juan Fuentes, Elie Poulin, Carlos Bertrán, Luis Vargas-Chacoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4864355?pdf=render