A pleiotropic interaction between vision loss and hypermelanism in Astyanax mexicanus cave x surface hybrids

BACKGROUND: Cave-dwelling animals evolve various traits as a consequence of life in darkness. Constructive traits (e.g., enhanced non-visual sensory systems) presumably arise under strong selective pressures. The mechanism(s) driving regression of features, however, are not well understood. Quantita...

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Autores principales: Gross, Joshua B., Powers, Amanda K., Davis, Erin M., Kaplan, Shane A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27363593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0716-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27363593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0716-y

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