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Biology of Subterranean Fishes

By B.G. Kapoor , Eleonora Trajano , Maria Elina Bichuette

Book information

Publisher
Science Publishers
Year
2010
ISBN
1578086701, 9781578086702
LCC
QL638.A366 B56 2010
Open Library ID
OL23994373M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (21719559 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
478\478
Topic
Biology Biophysics
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In most habitats, adaptations are the single most obvious aspects of an organism’s phenotype. However, the most obvious feature of many subterranean animals are losses, not adaptations. Even Darwin saw subterranean animals as degenerates: examples of eyelessness and loss of structure in general. For him, the explanation was a straightforward Lamarckian one, and one that did not involve adaptation and the struggle of existence. This volume is a comprehensive account of all known species of subterranean fishes. It includes an extensive introduction, history of investigations, consideration of non-stygobitic fishes in caves, and detailed analysis of the conservation status of these very rare animals.

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