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From: Expression variations in ectodysplasin-A gene (eda) may contribute to morphological divergence of scales in haplochromine cichlids

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Morphospace of investigated scales from different species and body parts. Principal component analysis based on average shape of scales collected for the anterior a and posterior b part of the body and respective shape differences along the axis (grey: overall mean shape; red: shape change). Linear discriminant function analysis based on the first four PC-scores for anterior c and posterior d scales. All data points represent mean shapes obtained from 6 individually collected scales and shapes represent different lake origins. A.b. Astatotilapia burtoni, N.o. Neochromis omnicaeruleus, P.f. Petrochromis famula, P.p. P. polyodon, P.s. Paralabidochromis sauvage, S.d. Simochromis diagramma, S.f. Sciaenochromis fryeri, T.t. Tropheops tropheops, L.t. Labeotropheus trewavasae, M.z. Maylandia zebra

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BMC Ecology and Evolution

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