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Biology and Evolution of the Mexican Cavefish features contributions by leading researchers in a comprehensive, unique work that examines a number of distinct areas of biology--evolution, development, ecology, and behavior--using the Mexican cavefish as a powerful model system to further understandi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Keene, Alex Carl (Editor ), Yoshizawa, Masato (Editor ), McGaugh, Suzanne E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier Ltd., 2016.
Temas:
Astyanax mexicanus > Evolution.
Astyanax mexicanus > Habitat.
NATURE > Animals > Fish.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ichthyology & Herpetology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Emergence of the Mexican Cavefish as an Important Model System for Understanding Phenotypic Evolution
  • Part I: Ecology and Evolution: Chapter 1. Cave Exploration and Mapping in the Sierra de El Abra Region
  • Chapter 2. Hydrogeology of Caves in the Sierra de El Abra Region
  • Chapter 3. Cave Biodiversity and Ecology of the Sierra de El Abra Region
  • Chapter 4. Phylogeny and Evolutionary History of Astyanax mexicanus
  • Part II: Genetic Diversity and Quantitative Genetics: Chapter 5. Regressive Evolution: Testing Hypotheses of Selection and Drift
  • Chapter 6. Mapping the Genetic Basis of Troglomorphy in Astyanax: How Far We Have Come and Where Do We Go from Here?
  • Chapter 7. Selection Through Standing Genetic Variation
  • Part III: Morphology and Development: Chapter 8. Pigment Regression and Albinism in Astyanax Cavefish
  • Chapter 9. Molecular Mechanisms of Eye Degeneration in Cavefish
  • Chapter 10. The Evolution of the Cavefish Craniofacial Complex
  • Chapter 11. Evolution and Development of the Cavefish Oral Jaws: Adaptations for Feeding
  • Chapter 12. Neural Development and Evolution in Astyanax mexicanus: Comparing Cavefish and Surface Fish Brains
  • Part IV: Behavior: Chapter 13. The Evolution of Sensory Adaptation in Astyanax mexicanus
  • Chapter 14. Feeding Behavior, Starvation Response, and Endocrine Regulation of Feeding in Mexican Blind Cavefish (Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus)
  • Chapter 15. Investigating the Evolution of Sleep in the Mexican Cavefish
  • Chapter 16. Daily Rhythms in a Timeless Environment: Circadian Clocks in Astyanax mexicanus
  • Chapter 17. Social Behavior and Aggressiveness in Astyanax
  • Chapter 18. Spatial Mapping in Perpetual Darkness: EvoDevo of Behavior in Astyanax mexicanus Cavefish
  • Part V: Future Applications: Chapter 19. Transgenesis and Future Applications for Cavefish Research
  • Concluding Remarks: The Astyanax Community.

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