The Mexican Tetra, Astyanax mexicanus, as a Model System in Cell and Developmental Biology

Novel Husbandry Practices Result in Rapid Rates of Growth and Sexual Maturation Without Impacting Adult Behavior in the Blind Mexican Cavefish

(2023) Robert A. Kozol et al.   Zebrafish

An analysis of lateralized neural crest marker expression across development in the Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus

(2023) Joshua B. Gross et al.   Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Cavefish cope with environmental hypoxia by developing more erythrocytes and overexpression of hypoxia-inducible genes

(2022) Corine M van der Weele et al.   eLife

Enhanced lipogenesis through Pparγ helps cavefish adapt to food scarcity

(2022) Shaolei Xiong et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Alterations to cavefish red blood cells provide evidence of adaptation to reduced subterranean oxygen

(2022) Tyler E. Boggs et al.   Scientific Reports

Primordial Germ Cell Migration and Histological and Molecular Characterization of Gonadal Differentiation in Pachón Cavefish Astyanax mexicanus

(2021) Boudjema Imarazene et al.   Sexual Development

A chromosome-level genome of Astyanax mexicanus surface fish for comparing population-specific genetic differences contributing to trait evolution

(2021) Wesley C. Warren et al.   Nature Communications

Maternal control of visceral asymmetry evolution in Astyanax cavefish

(2021) Li Ma et al.   Scientific Reports

A supernumerary “B-sex” chromosome drives male sex determination in the Pachón cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus

(2021) Boudjema Imarazene et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Pleiotropic function of the oca2 gene underlies the evolution of sleep loss and albinism in cavefish

(2021) Morgan O’Gorman et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Fish models for investigating nutritional regulation of embryonic development

(2021) Misty R. Riddle et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Natural history and trophic ecology of three populations of the Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus

(2021) E. J. Wilson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES

Dual roles of the retinal pigment epithelium and lens in cavefish eye degeneration

(2020) Li Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION

Parallel evolution of regressive and constructive craniofacial traits across distinct populations of Astyanax mexicanus cavefish

(2020) Amanda K. Powers et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION

Comparative transcriptome analysis of wild and lab populations of Astyanax mexicanus uncovers differential effects of environment and morphotype on gene expression

(2020) Jaya Krishnan et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION

A hypomorphic cystathionine ß-synthase gene contributes to cavefish eye loss by disrupting optic vasculature

(2020) Li Ma et al.   Nature Communications

Genetic architecture underlying changes in carotenoid accumulation during the evolution of the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus

(2020) Misty R. Riddle et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION

Astyanax surface and cave fish morphs

(2020) William R. Jeffery   EvoDevo

Adaptation to low parasite abundance affects immune investment and immunopathological responses of cavefish

(2020) Robert Peuß et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Evolutionary and homeostatic changes in morphology of visual dendrites of Mauthner cells in Astyanax blind cavefish

(2020) Zainab Tanvir et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Cavefish brain atlases reveal functional and anatomical convergence across independently evolved populations

(2020) James B. Jaggard et al.   Science Advances

Discovery of Two New Astyanax Cavefish Localities Leads to Further Understanding of the Species Biogeography

(2020) Luis Espinasa et al.   Diversity-Basel

Stable transgenesis in Astyanax mexicanus using the Tol2 transposase system

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

Neural crest development: insights from the zebrafish

(2019) Manuel Rocha et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

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

(2019) Cody Loomis et al.   Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

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

Evolution of the developmental plasticity and a coupling between left mechanosensory neuromasts and an adaptive foraging behavior

(2018) Vânia Filipa Lima Fernandes et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

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

(2018) Hannah Klaassen et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

The developmental origin of heart size and shape differences in Astyanax mexicanus populations

(2018) Jocelyn L.Y. Tang 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

Cellular rearrangement of the prechordal plate contributes to eye degeneration in the cavefish

(2018) Xiaoyun Ren 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

Neural Crest Transplantation Reveals Key Roles in the Evolution of Cavefish Development

(2018) Masato Yoshizawa et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Behavioural changes controlled by catecholaminergic systems explain recurrent loss of pigmentation in cavefish

(2018) Helena Bilandžija et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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

A natural animal model system of craniofacial anomalies: The blind Mexican cavefish

(2018) Joshua B. Gross et al.   Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology

Craniofacial skeleton of MEXICAN tetra (Astyanax mexicanus) : As a bone disease model

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

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

Cranial asymmetry arises later in the life history of the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus

(2017) Amanda K. Powers et al.   PLoS One

Sensory evolution in blind cavefish is driven by early embryonic events during gastrulation and neurulation

(2016) Hélène Hinaux et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Cavefish and the basis for eye loss

(2016) Jaya Krishnan 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

Natural bone fragmentation in the blind cave-dwelling fish,Astyanax mexicanus: candidate gene identification through integrative comparative genomics

(2015) Joshua B. Gross et al.   EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT

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

The energetic cost of vision and the evolution of eyeless Mexican cavefish

(2015) D. Moran et al.   Science Advances

Carotenoid-based coloration in cichlid fishes

(2014) Kristina M. Sefc et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Lens defects inAstyanax mexicanusCavefish: Evolution of crystallins and a role for alphaA-crystallin

(2014) Hélène Hinaux et al.   Developmental Neurobiology

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

(2014) Joshua B. Gross et al.   GENETICS

Spatial and temporal events in tooth development of Astyanax mexicanus

(2014) Atukorallaya Devi Sewvandini Atukorala et al.   MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT

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

The role of a lens survival pathway including sox2 and αA-crystallin in the evolution of cavefish eye degeneration

(2014) Li Ma et al.   EvoDevo

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

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

Albinism in phylogenetically and geographically distinct populations of Astyanax cavefish arises through the same loss-of-function Oca2 allele

(2013) J B Gross et al.   HEREDITY

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

Cryptic Variation in Morphological Evolution: HSP90 as a Capacitor for Loss of Eyes in Cavefish

(2013) N. Rohner et al.   SCIENCE

Adaptive evolution of the lower jaw dentition in Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus)

(2013) Atukorallaya Devi Atukorala et al.   EvoDevo

Evolutionary Convergence on Sleep Loss in Cavefish Populations

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

Restoring eye size in Astyanax mexicanus blind cavefish embryos through modulation of the Shh and Fgf8 forebrain organising centres

(2011) K. Pottin et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Comparative genetics of the central nervous system in epigean and hypogean Astyanax mexicanus

(2011) Allen G. Strickler et al.   GENETICA

L-tyrosine and L-dihydroxyphenylalanine as hormone-like regulators of melanocyte functions

(2011) Andrzej Slominski et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

A Developmental Staging Table for Astyanax mexicanus Surface Fish and Pachón Cavefish

(2011) Hélène Hinaux et al.   Zebrafish

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

(2010) Masato Yoshizawa et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Molecular cloning and embryonic expression of zebrafish PCSK5 co-orthologues: Functional assessment during lateral line development

(2010) Babykumari P. Chitramuthu et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Bigger eggs in subterranean Astyanax fasciatus (Characidae, Pisces)

(2010) Kathrin Huppop et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH

Pleiotropic functions of embryonic sonic hedgehog expression link jaw and taste bud amplification with eye loss during cavefish evolution

(2009) Yoshiyuki Yamamoto et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Taste bud development and patterning in sighted and blind morphs ofAstyanax mexicanus

(2009) Nirupa Varatharasan et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

A Novel Role for Mc1r in the Parallel Evolution of Depigmentation in Independent Populations of the Cavefish Astyanax mexicanus

(2009) Joshua B. Gross et al.   PLoS Genetics

Shh and forebrain evolution in the blind cavefish Astyanax mexicanus

(2008) Sylvie Rétaux et al.   BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Mechanical filtering by the boundary layer and fluid–structure interaction in the superficial neuromast of the fish lateral line system

(2008) Matthew J. McHenry et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY