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Author:   Alex Keene (Department of Biology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA) ,  Masato Yoshizawa (Department of Biology, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA) ,  Suzanne Elaine McGaugh (Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN USA) ,  Masato Yoshizawa (Department of Biology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.910kg
ISBN:  

9780128021484

ISBN 10:   0128021489
Pages:   412
Publication Date:   12 October 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of 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)

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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

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