A Small Number of Genes Underlie Male Pigmentation Traits in Lake Malawi Cichlid Fishes

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 318, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 199-208

  O'Quin, Claire T ^a   Drilea, Alexi C ^a   Roberts, Reade B ^a   Kocher, Thomas D ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CICHLID; GENETICS; MALE; PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; MALE; PIGMENTATION;

CICHLIDAE; METRIACLIMA; PISCES;

EID: 84860488948     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.22006     Document Type: Article

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