The complex origin of <it>Astyanax</it> cavefish

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The loss of phenotypic characters is a common feature of evolution. Cave organisms provide excellent models for investigating the underlying patterns and processes governing the evolutionary loss of phenotypic traits. The blind Mexic...

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Main Author: Gross Joshua B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/105