Parallel Sensory Compensation following Independent Subterranean Colonization by Groundwater Salamanders (Eurycea )
Ruben U. Tovar, Brittany A. Dobbins, Nicholas R. Hartman, Sheena A. Leelani, Thomas J. Devitt, Dana Garcia, Paul M. Gignac, David C. Cannatella, David M. Hillis
This study examines sensory system tradeoffs in subterranean salamanders, finding degeneration of eyes and expansion of lateral line systems across multiple lineages.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jun 3, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology