Comparing growth in surface and cave morphs of the species Astyanax mexicanus: insights from scales

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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Main Authors: Victor Simon, Romain Elleboode, Kélig Mahé, Laurent Legendre, Patricia Ornelas-Garcia, Luis Espinasa, Sylvie Rétaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:EvoDevo
Subjects:
Cave
Fish
Size
Age
Scales
Growth
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-017-0086-6

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