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Investigating gene flow between the blind cavefish Garra barreimiae and its conspecific surface populations.
Scientific reports - 11 Jul 2017
Kirchner Sandra, Sattmann Helmut, Haring Elisabeth, Plan Lukas, Victor Reginald, Kruckenhauser Luise
Abstract excerpt
Cave-dwelling taxa often share the same phenotypic modifications like absence of eyes and pigmentation. These "troglomorphic characters" are expressed in the populations of Garra barreimiae from the Al Hoota Cave and nearby Hoti Pit in Northern Oman. Surface morphotypes of this cyprinid species are common throughout the distribution area. Very rarely individuals with intermediate phenotypes can be found. In the...
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