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Towards understanding the genetic basis of mouth asymmetry in the scale-eating cichlid Perissodus microlepis.

Molecular ecology - 1 Jan 2017

Raffini Francesca, Fruciano Carmelo, Franchini Paolo, Meyer Axel

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How polymorphisms consisting in left-right asymmetries are produced and maintained in natural populations is a tantalizing question, which remains largely unanswered. The scale-eating cichlid fish Perissodus microlepis is a remarkable example of extreme ecological specialization achieved by morphological and behavioural laterality. Its asymmetric mouth is accompanied by a pronounced lateralized foraging...

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PMID: 27178345
DOI: 10.1111/mec.13699

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