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Transition across polymorphic phenotypes observed in a male Sternarchogiton nattereri (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae)

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JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
Volume 83, Issue 3, Pages 667-670

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WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12188

Keywords

chirping; EOD; Oedemognathus; polymorphism; reproductive morph; weakly electric fish

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  1. NSF [IOS 0950721]
  2. Indiana University Faculty Research Support Program
  3. Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior at Indiana University

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A transition between polymorphic phenotypes was observed within a single male Sternarchogiton nattereri. This individual was initially toothless, but developed into a toothed phenotype characterized by a swollen distal upper jaw and distinctive external dentition. Changes in morphological features were accompanied by shifts in electrocommunication (chirping) behaviour. (C) 2013 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles

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