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Photophilic behaviour in surface‐ and cave‐dwelling Atlantic mollies Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae)
Author(s) -
Parzefall J.,
Kraus C.,
Tobler M.,
Plath M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01581.x
Subject(s) - poecilia , poeciliidae , cave , biology , phototaxis , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , fishery , oceanography , botany , geology
The phototactic behaviour of surface‐ and cave‐dwelling Atlantic mollies Poecilia mexicana was examined. Surface‐dwelling Atlantic mollies, as well as light‐ and dark‐reared cave fish showed photophilic behaviour under all light intensities used (620, 50 and 3 lx).