Biology and evolution of the Mexican cavefish. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Alex C. Keene, Masato Yoshizawa and Suzanne E. McGaugh.
• Editors: Keene, Alex Carl; Yoshizawa, Masato; McGaugh, Suzanne E
• Contents: 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)
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier Ltd
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 597/.48; Astyanax mexicanus -- Evolution; Astyanax mexicanus -- Habitat; NATURE -- Animals -- Fish; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ichthyology & Herpetology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128023655; 0128023651
• Related ISBNs: 9780128021484
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 20, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.