Measuring and evaluating morphological asymmetry in fish: distinct lateral dimorphism in the jaws of scale-eating cichlids

The left–right asymmetry of scale-eating Tanganyikan cichlids is described as a unilateral topographical shift of the quadratomandibular joints. This morphological laterality has a genetic basis and has therefore been used as a model for studying negative frequency-dependent selection and the result...

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Autores principales: Hata, Hiroki, Yasugi, Masaki, Takeuchi, Yuichi, Takahashi, Satoshi, Hori, Michio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3867900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24363893
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.849

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3867900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24363893
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.849

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