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Phenotypic plasticity and integration in the mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus): a prospectus.
Integrative and comparative biology - 1 Dec 2012
Earley Ryan L, Hanninen Amanda F, Fuller Adam, Garcia Mark J, Lee Elizabeth A
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The mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) is a small fish native to mangrove ecosystems in Florida, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. This species is one of only two self-fertilizing, hermaphroditic vertebrates capable of producing offspring that are genetically identical to both the parent and all siblings. Long bouts of selfing result in individuals with completely homozygous genotypes,...
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