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Die Rudimentation des Rumpfkanals bei kavernikolen Populationen des Astyanax (Characidae, Pisces)

The rudimentation of the lateral canal of cavernicolous Astyanax populations (Characidae, Pisces)

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The lateral canal of the eye- and pigment-reduced cave populations of Astyanax mexicanus shows fragmentations. This is in contrast with the epigean ancestor and is attributed to the loss of its biological function.

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  1. Zoologisches Institut und Zoologisches Museum der Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, D-2000, Hamburg 13, (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

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Wilkens, H. Die Rudimentation des Rumpfkanals bei kavernikolen Populationen des Astyanax (Characidae, Pisces). Experientia 33, 604–605 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01946524

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