Microhabitat use, population densities, and size distributions of sulfur cave-dwelling Poecilia mexicana

The Cueva del Azufre in Tabasco, Mexico, is a nutrient-rich cave and its inhabitants need to cope with high levels of dissolved hydrogen sulfide and extreme hypoxia. One of the successful colonizers of this cave is the poeciliid fish Poecilia mexicana, which has received considerable attention as a...

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Main Authors: Jonas Jourdan, David Bierbach, Rüdiger Riesch, Angela Schießl, Adriana Wigh, Lenin Arias-Rodriguez, Jeane Rimber Indy, Sebastian Klaus, Claudia Zimmer, Martin Plath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/490.pdf