Differences in chemosensory response between eyed and eyeless Astyanax mexicanus of the Rio Subterráneo cave

2013103 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Jonathan Bibliowicz · Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire

Alexandre Alié · Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire

Luis Espinasa · Marist College

Masato Yoshizawa · University of Maryland, College Park

Maryline Blin · Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire

Hélène Hinaux · Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire

Abstract

Our findings suggest that chemosensory capabilities might have evolved in cave-dwelling Astyanax mexicanus and that modulation of naris size might at least partially underlie this likely adaptive change.

Topics & Keywords

Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Turtle Biology and Conservation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: EvoDevo

Volume 4, Issue 1, pp. 25-25

DOI: 10.1186/2041-9139-4-25

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