Differences in otolith morphologies between surface- and cave-dwelling populations of Poecilia mexicana (Teleostei, Poeciliidae) reflect adaptations to life in an extreme habitat

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 537-558

  Schulz Mirbach, Tanja ^a   Stransky, Christoph ^b   Schlickeisen, Jürgen ^b   Reichenbacher, Bettina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT FÜR SEEFISCHEREI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cave fish; Hearing adaptation; Morphocline; Otolith; Sulcus morphology

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPSIDAE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA MEXICANA; POECILIIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 47549109294     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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