Biology and evolution of the Mexican cavefish / Alex C. Keene, Masato Yoshizawa, Suzanne E. McGaugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keene, Alex, author.

Yoshizawa, Masato, author.

McGaugh, Suzanne Elaine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astyanax mexicanus--Evolution.

Astyanax mexicanus.

Astyanax mexicanus--Habitat.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : Academic Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

" 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. Includes a mixture of images and illustrations such as the geographical distribution of cave pools and the developmental biology of the nervous systemFeatures a companion site with geographical maps and videos of cavefish behavior as additional tools for researching this model animalFills a notable gap in the literature on a topic of broad interest to the scientific communityPresents the recent sequencing of the cavefish genome as a groundbreaking development for researchers working with diverse biological systems"

Contents:

Introduction : the emergence of the Mexican cavefish as an important model system for understanding phenotypic evolution / Clifford J. Tabin

Part I. Ecology and evolution. Cave exploration and mapping in the Sierra de El Abra region / William R. Elliott

Hydrogeology of caves in the Sierra de El Abra region / Luis Espinasa and Monika Espinasa

Cave biodiversity and ecology of the Sierra de El Abra region / William R. Elliott

Phylogeny and evolutionary history of Astyanax mexicanus / C.P. Ornelas-García and C. Pedraza-Lara

Part II. Genetic diversity and quantitative genetics. Regressive evolution : testing hypotheses of selection and drift / Richard Borowsky

Mapping the genetic basis of troglomorphy in Astyanax : how far we have come and where do we go from here? / Kelly O'Quin and Suzanne E. McGaugh

Selection through standing genetic variation / Nicholas Rohner

Part III. Morphology and development. Pigment regression and albinism in Astyanax cavefish / William R. Jeffery, Li Ma, Amy Parkhurst and Helena Bilandžija

Molecular mechanisms of eye degeneration in cavefish / Yoshiyuki Yamamoto

The evolution of the cavefish craniofacial complex / Joshua B. Gross and Amanda K. Powers

Evolution and development of the cavefish oral jaws : adaptations for feeding / A.D.S. Atukorala and Tamara A. Franz-Odendaal

Neural development and evolution in Astyanax mexicanus : comparing cavefish and surface fish brains / Sylvie Rétaux, Alexandre Alié, Maryline Blin, Lucie Devos, Yannick Elipot and Hélène Hinaux

Part IV. Behavior. The evolution of sensory adaptation in Astyanax mexicanus / M. Yoshizawa

Feeding behavior, starvation response, and endocrine regulation of feeding in Mexican blind cavefish (Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus) / Hélène Volkoff

Investigating the evolution of sleep in the Mexican cavefish / Erik R. Duboué and Alex C. Keene

Daily rhythms in a timeless environment : circadian clocks in Astyanax mexicanus / A.D. Beale and D. Whitmore

Social behavior and aggressiveness in Astyanax / Hélène Hinaux, Sylvie Rétaux and Yannick Elipot

Spatial mapping in perpetual darkness : EvoDevo of behavior in Astyanax mexicanus cavefish / Ana Santacruz, Oscar M. Garcia, Maryana Tinoco-Cuellar, Emma Rangel-Huerta and Ernesto Maldanato

Part V. Future applications. Transgenesis and future applications for cavefish research / Kathryn M. Tabor and Harold A. Burgess

Concluding remarks : the Astyanax community / William R. Jeffery.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 04, 2015).

ISBN:

0-12-802365-1

OCLC:

924207879