A new cave population of Astyanax mexicanus from Northern Sierra de El Abra, Tamaulipas, Mexico
The Astyanax genus represents an extraordinary example of phenotypic evolution, being their most extreme examples the blind and depigmented morphs, which have evolved from independent surface-dwelling lineages. Among cave organisms, Astyanax cavefish is a prominent model system to study regressive e...
Main Authors: | Ramsés Miranda-Gamboa, Luis Espinasa, María de los Angeles Verde-Ramírez, Jorge Hernández-Lozano, Jean Louis Lacaille, Monika Espinasa, Claudia Patricia Ornelas-García |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2023-03-01
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Series: | Subterranean Biology |
Online Access: | https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/98434/download/pdf/ |
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