Unsuspected cryptic polymorphism in the polychromatic Midas cichlid

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 239-249

  DICKMAN, MICHAEL C ^a   ANNETT, CYNTHIA ^a   BARLOW, GEORGE W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatophore; Cichlaoma citrinellum; colour change; melanophore; polychromtism; xanthophore

Indexed keywords

COLOUR POLYMORPHISM; CRYPSIS; MIDAS CICHLID;

NICARAGUA;

CICHLASOMA CITRINELLUM; CICHLIDAE;

EID: 0025658703     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1990.tb00514.x     Document Type: Article

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