Comparing growth in surface and cave morphs of the species Astyanax mexicanus: insights from scales
Abstract Background Life in the darkness of caves is accompanied, throughout phyla, by striking phenotypic changes including the loss or severe reduction in eyes and pigmentation. On the other hand, cave animals have undergone constructive changes, thought to be adaptive, to survive in this extreme...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | EvoDevo |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-017-0086-6 |