Dynamics of Laterality in Lake Tanganyika Scale-Eaters Driven by Cross-Predation
Scale-eating cichlid fishes, <i>Perissodus</i> spp., in Lake Tanganyika have laterally asymmetrical bodies, and each population is composed of righty and lefty morphs. Righty morphs attack the right side of prey and lefty morphs do the opposite. This anti-symmetric dimorphism has a genet...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Symmetry |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/11/1/119 |