To see or not to see: Evolution of eye degeneration in Mexican blind cavefish

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 531-541

  Jeffery, William R ^a   Strickler, Allen G ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASTYANAX; ASTYANAX FASCIATUS MEXICANUS; ASTYANAX MEXICANUS; FORBESICHTHYS AGASSIZII; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 1542752266     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/43.4.531     Document Type: Conference Paper

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