ArticleEvoDevo2019
Bar, stripe and spot development in sand-dwelling cichlids from Lake Malawi.
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- East African cichlid fishes.EvoDevo · 2023Review
- A show of Hands: Novel and conserved expression patterns of teleost hand paralogs during craniofacial, heart, fin, peripheral nervous system and gut development.Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2021Article
- Evolution of pigment cells and patterns: recent insights from teleost fishes.Current opinion in genetics & development · 2021Review
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- Neural innervation as a potential trigger of morphological color change and sexual dimorphism in cichlid fish.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Developmental and Cellular Basis of Vertical Bar Color Patterns in the East African Cichlid FishFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMelanic patterns such as horizontal stripes, vertical bars and spots are common among teleost fishes and often serve roles in camouflage or mimicry. Extensive research in the zebrafish model has shown that the development of horizontal stripes depends on complex cellular interactions between melanophores, xanthophores and iridophores. Little is known about the development of horizontal stripes in other teleosts, and even less is known about bar or spot development. Here, we compare chromatophore composition and development of stripes, bars and spots in two cichlid species of sand-dwellers from Lake Malawi-
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conclusionThe three pigment cell types forming stripes, bars and spots arise in the skin at metamorphosis. Stripes develop by differentiation of melanophores along horizontal myosepta, while bars do not develop along patent anatomical boundaries and increase in number in relation with body size. We propose that metamorphic melanophore differentiation and migratory arrest upon arrival to the skin lead to stripe formation, while bar formation must be supported by extensive migration of undifferentiated melanophores in the skin.
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