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Evolving in the darkness: Phylogenomics of Sinocyclocheilus cavefishes highlights recent diversification and cryptic diversity.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Mar 2022
Mao Tingru, Liu Yewei, Vasconcellos Mariana M, Pie Marcio R, Ellepola Gajaba, Fu Chenghai, Yang Jian, Meegaskumbura Madhava
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Troglomorphism-any morphological adaptation enabling life to the constant darkness of caves, such as loss of pigment, reduced eyesight or blindness, over-developed tactile and olfactory organs-has long intrigued biologists. However, inferring the proximate and ultimate mechanisms driving the evolution of troglomorphism (stygomorphism) in freshwater fish requires a sound understanding of the evolutionary...
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