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. 2008 Jan 8;18(1):R27-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.11.020.

Evolution: convergent eye losses in fishy circumstances

Jeremy E Niven  1
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Evolution: convergent eye losses in fishy circumstances

Jeremy E Niven. Curr Biol. .
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Eye loss has occurred independently several times in Mexican cavefish. A new study shows that some aspects of vision can be restored by crossing cavefish from different populations, suggesting that changes at multiple loci contribute to eye loss.

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