Molecular Evolution of Dim-light Visual Pigments in Neotropical Geophagine Cichlids

Neotropical cichlid fishes are highly diverse and occupy diverse environments. Visual pigment evolution has been important in the diversification of African rift lake cichlids, but little is known of Neotropical cichlid visual systems. This thesis addresses the molecular evolution of rhodopsin in th...

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Main Author: Refvik, Shannon
Other Authors: Lopez-Fernandez, Hernan
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/42407