Developmental plasticity and variability in the formation of egg-spots, a pigmentation ornament in the cichlid Astatotilapia calliptera
Bethan Clark, Aaron Hickey, Aleksandra Marconi…·Maria Emilia Santos
The paper investigates egg-spot formation in Astatotilapia calliptera, showing plasticity in initiation timing and cell-autonomous interactions between iridophores and xanthophores.