Parallel shifts of visual sensitivity and body colouration in replicate populations of extremophile fish.
G. L. Owens, T. Veen, D. R. Moxley, L. Arias-Rodriguez, M. L. Tobler, D. J. Rennison
The paper examines visual sensitivity and body pigmentation in sulphidic populations of Poecilia mexicana, finding parallel shifts towards greater medium wavelength sensitivity and reflectance, independent of light environment differences.
bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2021Evolutionary Biology