Reproduction, development, asymmetry and late eye regression in the Brazilian cave catfish Ituglanis passensis (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae): evidence contributing to the neutral mutation theory
The troglobitic (exclusively subterranean source population) catfish Ituglanis passensis (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) is endemic to the Passa Três Cave, São Domingos karst area, Rio Tocantins basin, Central Brazil. This unique population presents variably reduced eyes and melanic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2021-04-01
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Series: | Subterranean Biology |
Online Access: | https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/60691/download/pdf/ |