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Cranial asymmetry arises later in the life history of the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus

As a consequence of adaptation to the cave environment, the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus, has evolved several cranial aberrations including changes to bone sizes, shapes and presence of numerous lateral asymmetries. Prior studies of cranial asymmetry in cavefish focused strictly on adu...

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Autores principales: Powers, Amanda K., Davis, Erin M., Kaplan, Shane A., Gross, Joshua B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5423691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28486546
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177419