Evolution of time-control mechanisms in subterranean organisms: Cave fishes under light-dark cycles (Teleostei: Siluriformes, Characiformes)

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-203

  Trajano, E ^a   Ueno, J C H ^a   Menna Barreto, L ^b  

^a Departamento de Zoologia   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

character regression; circadian; evolution; locomotor activity; Subterranean fishes; troglobites

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

CHRONOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LOCOMOTION; PIGMENT; SPECIALIZATION; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TELEOST;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHARACIFORMES; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; EYE; LABORATORY TEST; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PIGMENTATION; SPECIES; TROGLOMORPHISM;

AMBLYOPSIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; PISCES; SILURIFORMES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84859191123     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2011.560051     Document Type: Article

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