Evidence for late Pleistocene origin of Astyanax mexicanus cavefish

Evidence for late Pleistocene origin of Astyanax mexicanus cavefish

Abstract Background Cavefish populations belonging to the Mexican tetra species Astyanax mexicanus are outstanding models to study the tempo and mode of adaptation to a radical environmental change. They are currently assigned to two main groups, the so-called “old” and “new” lineages, which would h...

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Main Authors: Julien Fumey, Hélène Hinaux, Céline Noirot, Claude Thermes, Sylvie Rétaux, Didier Casane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Cavefish
Adaptation
High-throughput sequencing
Microsatellites
SNPs
Molecular dating
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1156-7

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