Colour pigments in the penpoint gunnel Apodichthys flavidus and their ecological significance
Field and laboratory studies were undertaken to examine the ecological role of colouration in the penpoint gunnel Apodichthys flavidus, its structural basis and possible origin. A. flavidus was found to vary in colour from green through brown to red. The vast majority of fish collected matched at l...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/37576 |