Relationships of a new species support multiple origin of melanism in Trichomycterus from the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2020.07.004
Abstract: Abstract The origin of melanism has been often associated with cryptic habits, driven by selection for camouflage, sometimes independently arising in closely related species. Field studies in Atlantic Forest rivers of south-eastern Brazil have indicated… read more here.
Keywords: melanism; atlantic forest; group; trichomycterus ... See more keywords
Redescription of Trichomycterus striatus (Meek Hildebrand, 1913) (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), with notes on its geographic distribution.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.4.5
Abstract: Trichomycterus striatus is herein redescribed, based on examination of the types and recently collected specimens, and its geographic distribution is updated. This species can be diagnosed from all other northeastern South American congeners by its… read more here.
Keywords: trichomycterus; geographic distribution; trichomycterus striatus; redescription trichomycterus ... See more keywords