Dark world rises: The emergence of cavefish as a model for the study of evolution, development, behavior, and disease

Stable transgenesis in Astyanax mexicanus using the Tol2 transposase system

(2019) Bethany A. Stahl et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Evolution of acoustic communication in blind cavefish

(2019) Carole Hyacinthe et al.   Nature Communications

An Adult Brain Atlas Reveals Broad Neuroanatomical Changes in Independently Evolved Populations of Mexican Cavefish

(2019) Cody Loomis et al.   Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

The evolution of a series of behavioral traits is associated with autism-risk genes in cavefish

(2018) Masato Yoshizawa et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Characterization and comparison of activity profiles exhibited by the cave and surface morphotypes of the blind Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus

(2018) Brian M. Carlson et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY

Cavefishes

(2018) Richard Borowsky   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Developmental evolution and developmental plasticity of the olfactory epithelium and olfactory skills in Mexican cavefish

(2018) Maryline Blin et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Canal neuromast position prefigures developmental patterning of the suborbital bone series in Astyanax cave- and surface-dwelling fish

(2018) Amanda K. Powers et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Temperature preference of cave and surface populations of Astyanax mexicanus

(2018) Julius A. Tabin et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

CRISPR mutagenesis confirms the role of oca2 in melanin pigmentation in Astyanax mexicanus

(2018) Hannah Klaassen et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Convergence on reduced stress behavior in the Mexican blind cavefish

(2018) Jacqueline S.R. Chin et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Early adipogenesis contributes to excess fat accumulation in cave populations of Astyanax mexicanus

(2018) Shaolei Xiong et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Morphogenesis and motility of the Astyanax mexicanus gastrointestinal tract

(2018) Misty R. Riddle et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Genetic linkage between altered tooth and eye development in lens-ablated Astyanax mexicanus

(2018) Atukorallaya Devi Sewvandini Atukorala et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Developmental evolution of the forebrain in cavefish, from natural variations in neuropeptides to behavior

(2018) Alexandre Alié et al.   eLife

Hypocretin underlies the evolution of sleep loss in the Mexican cavefish

(2018) James B Jaggard et al.   eLife

An epigenetic mechanism for cavefish eye degeneration

(2018) Aniket V. Gore et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

The role of gene flow in rapid and repeated evolution of cave related traits in Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus

(2018) Adam Herman et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Insulin resistance in cavefish as an adaptation to a nutrient-limited environment

(2018) Misty R. Riddle et al.   NATURE

Facial bone fragmentation in blind cavefish arises through two unusual ossification processes

(2018) Amanda K. Powers et al.   Scientific Reports

Nonrandom RNAseq gene expression associated with RNAlater and flash freezing storage methods

(2018) Courtney N. Passow et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Heart Regeneration in the Mexican Cavefish

(2018) William T. Stockdale et al.   Cell Reports

The lateral line confers evolutionarily derived sleep loss in the Mexican cavefish

(2017) James Jaggard et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Ecosystem biomonitoring with eDNA: metabarcoding across the tree of life in a tropical marine environment

(2017) Michael Stat et al.   Scientific Reports

Efficient genome engineering approaches for the short-lived African turquoise killifish

(2016) Itamar Harel et al.   Nature Protocols

The genetic and molecular architecture of phenotypic diversity in sticklebacks

(2016) Catherine L. Peichel et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Asymmetric Facial Bone Fragmentation Mirrors Asymmetric Distribution of Cranial Neuromasts in Blind Mexican Cavefish

(2016) Joshua Gross et al.   Symmetry-Basel

Distinct genetic architecture underlies the emergence of sleep loss and prey-seeking behavior in the Mexican cavefish

(2015) Masato Yoshizawa et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

The African Turquoise Killifish Genome Provides Insights into Evolution and Genetic Architecture of Lifespan

(2015) Dario Riccardo Valenzano et al.   CELL

Melanocortin 4 receptor mutations contribute to the adaptation of cavefish to nutrient-poor conditions

(2015) Ariel C. Aspiras et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genome Editing Using TALENs in Blind Mexican Cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus

(2015) Li Ma et al.   PLoS One

Complex Craniofacial Changes in Blind Cave-Dwelling Fish Are Mediated by Genetically Symmetric and Asymmetric Loci

(2014) Joshua B. Gross et al.   GENETICS

Eyeless Mexican Cavefish Save Energy by Eliminating the Circadian Rhythm in Metabolism

(2014) Damian Moran et al.   PLoS One

Astyanax Transgenesis and Husbandry: How Cavefish Enters the Laboratory

(2014) Yannick Elipot et al.   Zebrafish

The cavefish genome reveals candidate genes for eye loss

(2014) Suzanne E. McGaugh et al.   Nature Communications

Loss of Schooling Behavior in Cavefish through Sight-Dependent and Sight-Independent Mechanisms

(2013) Johanna E. Kowalko et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Retinal Degeneration in the Blind Cavefish Astyanax mexicanus

(2013) Kelly E. O'Quin et al.   PLoS One

Tol2-Mediated Generation of a Transgenic Haplochromine Cichlid, Astatotilapia burtoni

(2013) Scott A. Juntti et al.   PLoS One

A Potential Benefit of Albinism in Astyanax Cavefish: Downregulation of the oca2 Gene Increases Tyrosine and Catecholamine Levels as an Alternative to Melanin Synthesis

(2013) Helena Bilandžija et al.   PLoS One

Convergence in feeding posture occurs through different genetic loci in independently evolved cave populations of Astyanax mexicanus

(2013) J. E. Kowalko et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Circadian rhythms in Mexican blind cavefish Astyanax mexicanus in the lab and in the field

(2013) Andrew Beale et al.   Nature Communications

Differences in chemosensory response between eyed and eyeless Astyanax mexicanus of the Rio Subterráneo cave

(2013) Jonathan Bibliowicz et al.   EvoDevo

Gene flow and population structure in the Mexican blind cavefish complex (Astyanax mexicanus)

(2012) Martina Bradic et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The complex origin of Astyanax cavefish

(2012) Joshua B Gross   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Evolutionary Shift from Fighting to Foraging in Blind Cavefish through Changes in the Serotonin Network

(2012) Yannick Elipot et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Evolutionary Convergence on Sleep Loss in Cavefish Populations

(2011) Erik R. Duboué et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Evolution of a Behavioral Shift Mediated by Superficial Neuromasts Helps Cavefish Find Food in Darkness

(2010) Masato Yoshizawa et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Multi-trait evolution in a cave fish, Astyanax mexicanus

(2010) Meredith Protas et al.   EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT

Regressive Evolution inAstyanaxCavefish

(2009) William R. Jeffery   Annual Review of Genetics