The Biology of Hypogean Fishes

by Aldemaro Romero

Book Overview

Hypogean (cave, artesian) fishes have fascinated researchers even before they were described in the scientific literature in 1842. Since then, a number of scientists have used them to justify their own evolutionary ideas, from neo-Lamarckism to neo-Darwinism, from neutral evolution to selectionist approaches. Research in recent years has shown that these fishes are much more complex in their adaptations to the subterranean environment than previously...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048158486
• ISBN13: 9789048158485
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 376 Pages