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Deep-sea mystery solved: astonishing larval transformations and extreme sexual dimorphism unite three fish families

The oceanic bathypelagic realm (1000–4000 m) is a nutrient-poor habitat. Most fishes living there have pelagic larvae using the rich waters of the upper 200 m. Morphological and behavioural specializations necessary to occupy such contrasting environments have resulted in remarkable developmental ch...

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Autores principales: Johnson, G.David, Paxton, John R., Sutton, Tracey T., Satoh, Takashi P., Sado, Tetsuya, Nishida, Mutsumi, Miya, Masaki
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2667197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19158027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0722

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