Sustained darkness reveals rapid phenotypic accommodation and loss of plasticity in cavefish evolution
Laura Guerrero Pena, Marina Horvatiček, Mateo Čupić, Marko Lukić, Tin Rožman, Helena Bilandžija
This study shows that sustained darkness rapidly modifies phenotypic plasticity in cavefish, reducing maladaptive traits and stabilizing adaptive ones across generations.
bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology