Differences in behavior between surface and cave Astyanax mexicanus may be mediated by changes in catecholamine signaling
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DOI: 10.1002/cne.24923
Abstract: Astyanax mexicanus is a teleost fish that is in the process of allopatric speciation. Ancestral Astyanax are found in surface rivers and derived blind forms are found in cave systems. Adaptation to life in nutrient… read more here.
Keywords: surface cave; astyanax mexicanus; mediated changes; may mediated ... See more keywords
The role of isolation on contrasting phylogeographic patterns in two cave crustaceans
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DOI: 10.1186/s12862-017-1094-9
Abstract: BackgroundThe underlying mechanisms and processes that prompt the colonisation of extreme environments, such as caves, constitute major research themes of evolutionary biology and biospeleology. The special adaptations required to survive in subterranean environments (low food… read more here.
Keywords: surface cave; phylogeographic patterns; contrasting phylogeographic; biology ... See more keywords