One Eye But No Vision: Cave Fish With Induced Eyes Do Not Respond to Light

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 300, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-79

  Romero, Aldemaro ^a,c   Green, Steven M ^b   Romero, Andrea ^a   Lelonek, Megan M ^a   Stropnicky, Katy C ^a  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

^c ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPSIDAE; ASTYANAX; ASTYANAX FASCIATUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0346344047     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.47     Document Type: Article

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