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Cavefish and the basis for eye loss.

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 5 Feb 2017

Krishnan Jaya, Rohner Nicolas

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Animals have colonized the entire world from rather moderate to the harshest environments, some of these so extreme that only few animals are able to survive. Cave environments present such a challenge and obligate cave animals have adapted to perpetual darkness by evolving a multitude of traits. The most common and most studied cave characteristics are the regression of eyes and the overall reduction in...

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PMID: 27994128
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0487
PMCID: PMC5182419

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