Journal Article

Evolution: Convergent eye losses in fishy circumstances

Niven, J.E.

Record Number:
3799
Year:
2008
Journal:
Current Biology
Pages:
R27-R29
Volume:
18
PMCID:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2007.11.020
Abstract:
Eye loss has occurred independently several times in Mexican cavefish. A new study shows that some aspects of vision can be restored by crossing cavefish from different populations, suggesting that changes at multiple loci contribute to eye loss.
Times Cited:
2
Relevent Species:
Astyanax jordani (Hubbs and Innes 1936) Buckup 2003Amblyopsis spelaea DeKay 1842