Responses to light in two blind cave fishes (Amblyopsis spelaea and Typhlichthys subterraneus) (Pisces: Amblyopsidae)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-174

  Green, Steven M ^a   Romero, Aldemaro ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biospeleology; Evolution of cave organisms; Fish behavior; Phototactic responses; Troglobite

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BLIND CAVE FISH; LIGHT RESPONSE; RELICT CHARACTER;

NORTH AMERICA;

AMBLYOPSIS SPELAEA; TYPHLICHTHYS SUBTERRANEUS;

EID: 0030869943     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007321031997     Document Type: Article

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