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Biology and Evolution of the Mexican Cavefish
The only comprehensive work to examine use of the Mexican cavefish as a powerful model system to help further our understanding of basic biological processes
Alex Keene (Author), Masato Yoshizawa (Author), Suzanne Elaine McGaugh (Author)
9780128021484, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 12 October 2015
412 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.91 kg
"The book provides a large amount of information and fully covers the literature. Those who seek to enter the field need look no further. Overall, this book is clear evidence that the Mexican cavefish has become a powerful research system for studying organismal evolution at the population level..." --The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 92, No. 4
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 understanding of basic biological processes such as eye degeneration, hearing, craniofacial development, sleep, and metabolic function. These fish are currently being used to better understand a number of issues related to human health, including age-related blindness, sleep, obesity, mood-related disorders, and aging. The recent sequencing of the cavefish genome broadens the interest of this system to groups working with diverse biological systems, and has helped researchers identify genes that regulate sleep, eye degeneration, and metabolic function. Mexican cavefish are particularly powerful for the study of biological processes because these fish evolved independently in twenty-nine caves in the Sierra de el Abra Region of Northeast Mexico. These fish have dramatic adaptations to the cave environment, and this can be used to identify genes involved in disease-related traits. This scholarly text will be of interest to researchers and students throughout diverse areas of biology and ecology. It includes photographs of animals and behavior in laboratory and natural settings that will also increase interest and accessibility to non-experts.
Introduction Mexican cavefish as a model for the study of evolution, development and behavior Clifford Tabin Ecology and Evolution 1. Cave exploration and mapping in the Sierra de El Abra region William R. Elliott 2. Hydrogeology of caves in the Sierra de El Abra region Luis Espinasa 3. Biodiversity and ecology of Sierra de El Abra caves William R. Elliott 4. Phylogeny and evolutionary history of A. mexicanus Claudia Patricia Ornelas-García Genetics and Genomics 5. Population genetics and QTL mapping approaches Richard Borowsky 6. Genome sequencing and population genomics Suzanne McGaugh 7.Selection through standing variation Nicholas Rohner Morphology and Development 8. Regressive evolution of albinism William Jeffery 9. The molecular evolution of eye loss Yoshi Yamamoto 10. The evolution of the cavefish craniofacial complex Joshua Gross 11. Jaws and teeth: Adaptation to cave living Tamara Franz Odenaal 12. Neural development in A. mexicanus Sylvie Retaux Behavior 13. Sensory regulation of foraging behaviors in A. mexicanus Masato Yoshizawa 14. Feeding Behavior and starvation response Helene Volkoff 15. Evolutionary convergence of sleep loss Alex Keene 16. Circadian Rhythms and light entrainment David Whitmore 17. Social behavior and Aggression Yannick Elipot and Helene Hinaux 18. Spatial Mapping in Perpetual Darkness: EvoDevo of Behavior in Astyanax mexicanus Cavefish Ernesto Maldanato Future Applications Transgenesis and future applications for cavefish research Harold Burgess Concluding remarks Bill Jeffery (University of Maryland)
Subject Areas: Hydrobiology [PSP]
