Laterality in cavefish: Left or right foraging behavior in Astyanax mexicanus

The evolution of foraging behaviors is key to colonizing challenging habitats such as a cave’s dark environment. Vibration attraction behavior (VAB) gives fish the ability to swim in the darkness toward a vibration stimulus produced by many prey crustaceans and insects. VAB evolved in the blind Mexi...

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Main Authors: Luis Espinasa, Ruth Diamant, Marylena Mesquita, Julianna M. Lindquist, Adrianna M. Powers, James Helmreich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022-09-01
Series:Subterranean Biology
Online Access:https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/86565/download/pdf/