Correlated evolution of short wavelength sensitive photoreceptor sensitivity and color pattern in Lake Malawi cichlids

For evolutionary ecologists, the holy grail of visual ecology is to establish an unambiguous link between photoreceptor sensitivity, the spectral environment, and the perception of specific visual stimuli (e.g., mates, food, predators, etc.). Due to the bright nuptial colors of the males, and the r...

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Main Authors: Michael J. Pauers, James A. Kuchenbecker, Suzanne L. Joneson, Jay eNeitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2016.00012/full