Genetic and environmental variation in the visual properties of bluefin killifish, Lucania goodei

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 516-523

  Fuller, R C ^a   Carleton, K L ^b   Fadool, J M ^a   Spady, T C ^b   Travis, J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cones; Fundulidae; Phenotypic plasticity; Retina; Sensory bias; Sensory drive; Sensory exploitation; Sensory system; Sexual selection; Vision

Indexed keywords

OPSIN;

GENETIC VARIATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEXUAL SELECTION; VISION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; ENVIRONMENT; FLORIDA; FUNDULIDAE; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGHT; OPSIN; PIGMENTATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULIDAE; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; LUCANIA GOODEI; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 18544368158     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00886.x     Document Type: Article

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