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Evolutionary Convergence on Sleep Loss in Cavefish Populations by Duboué, Erik R., Keene, Alex C., Borowsky, Richard L.

“…Patterns of sleep vary widely among species [1–4], but the functional and evolutionary principles responsible for this diversity remain unknown. The characin…”
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Mutagenesis alters sperm swimming velocity in Astyanax cave fish by Borowsky, Richard, Chen, Haining

“…We investigated the hypothesis that intra ejaculate sperm competition screens against the transmission of deleterious alleles, including new mutants, from male…”
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Cryptic Variation in Morphological Evolution: HSP90 as a Capacitor for Loss of Eyes in Cavefish by Rohner, Nicolas, Jarosz, Dan F., Kowalko, Johanna E., Yoshizawa, Masato, Jeffery, William R., Borowsky, Richard L., Lindquist, Susan, Tabin, Clifford J.

“…In the process of morphological evolution, the extent to which cryptic, preexisting variation provides a substrate for natural selection has been…”
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Melanocortin 4 receptor mutations contribute to the adaptation of cavefish to nutrient-poor conditions by Aspiras, Ariel C., Rohner, Nicolas, Martineau, Brian, Borowsky, Richard L., Tabin, Clifford J.

“…Despite recent advances in the understanding of morphological evolution, the genetic underpinnings of behavioral and physiological evolution remain largely…”
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Gene flow and population structure in the Mexican blind cavefish complex (Astyanax mexicanus) by Bradic, Martina, Beerli, Peter, García-de León, Francisco J, Esquivel-Bobadilla, Sarai, Borowsky, Richard L

“…Cave animals converge evolutionarily on a suite of troglomorphic traits, the best known of which are eyelessness and depigmentation. We studied 11 cave and 10…”
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The population genomics of repeated evolution in the blind cavefish Astyanax mexicanus by Bradic, Martina, Teotónio, Henrique, Borowsky, Richard L

“…Distinct populations of Astyanax mexicanus cavefish offer striking examples of repeatable convergence or parallelism in their independent evolutions from…”
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Genomic consequences of ecological speciation in astyanax cavefish by Borowsky, Richard, Cohen, Dana

“…The cave environment is consistently radically different than the surface environment because it lacks light, and animals adapting to cave life are subject to…”
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A chromosome-level genome of Astyanax mexicanus surface fish for comparing population-specific genetic differences contributing to trait evolution by Warren, Wesley C., Boggs, Tyler E., Borowsky, Richard, Carlson, Brian M., Ferrufino, Estephany, Gross, Joshua B., Hillier, LaDeana, Hu, Zhilian, Keene, Alex C., Kenzior, Alexander, Kowalko, Johanna E., Tomlinson, Chad, Kremitzki, Milinn, Lemieux, Madeleine E., Graves-Lindsay, Tina, McGaugh, Suzanne E., Miller, Jeffrey T., Mommersteeg, Mathilda T. M., Moran, Rachel L., Peuß, Robert, Rice, Edward S., Riddle, Misty R., Sifuentes-Romero, Itzel, Stanhope, Bethany A., Tabin, Clifford J., Thakur, Sunishka, Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki, Rohner, Nicolas

“…Identifying the genetic factors that underlie complex traits is central to understanding the mechanistic underpinnings of evolution. Cave-dwelling Astyanax…”
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Sperm swimming behaviors are correlated with sperm haploid genetic variability in the Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus by Borowsky, Richard, Luk, Alissa, Kim, Rebecca S

“…The diploid genotypes of males are widely thought to determine sperm phenotypes, yet recent work shows that the haploid genetics of the individual sperm cell…”
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Distinct genetic architecture underlies the emergence of sleep loss and prey-seeking behavior in the Mexican cavefish by Yoshizawa, Masato, Robinson, Beatriz G, Duboué, Erik R, Masek, Pavel, Jaggard, James B, O'Quin, Kelly E, Borowsky, Richard L, Jeffery, William R, Keene, Alex C

“…Sleep is characterized by extended periods of quiescence and reduced responsiveness to sensory stimuli. Animals ranging from insects to mammals adapt to…”
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Author Correction: Unique sperm haplotypes are associated with phenotypically different sperm subpopulations in Astyanax fish by Borowsky, Richard, Luk, Alissa, He, Xinjian, Kim, Rebecca S

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A novel role for Mc1r in the parallel evolution of depigmentation in independent populations of the cavefish Astyanax mexicanus by Gross, Joshua B, Borowsky, Richard, Tabin, Clifford J

“…The evolution of degenerate characteristics remains a poorly understood phenomenon. Only recently has the identification of mutations underlying regressive…”
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Convergence in feeding posture occurs through different genetic loci in independently evolved cave populations of Astyanax mexicanus by Kowalko, Johanna E., Rohner, Nicolas, Linden, Tess A., Rompani, Santiago B., Warren, Wesley C., Borowsky, Richard, Tabin, Clifford J., Jeffery, William R., Yoshizawa, Masato

“…When an organism colonizes a new environment, it needs to adapt both morphologically and behaviorally to survive and thrive. Although recent progress has been…”
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Altered rest-activity patterns evolve via circadian independent mechanisms in cave adapted balitorid loaches by Duboué, Erik R, Borowsky, Richard L

“…Circadian rhythms and rest homeostasis are independent processes, each regulating important components of rest-activity patterns. Evolutionarily, the two are…”
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Temperature preference of cave and surface populations of Astyanax mexicanus by Tabin, Julius A., Aspiras, Ariel, Martineau, Brian, Riddle, Misty, Kowalko, Johanna, Borowsky, Richard, Rohner, Nicolas, Tabin, Clifford J.

“…Little is known about the genetic basis of behavioral choice, such as temperature preference, especially in natural populations. Thermal preference can play a…”
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Loss of Schooling Behavior in Cavefish through Sight-Dependent and Sight-Independent Mechanisms by Kowalko, Johanna E., Rohner, Nicolas, Rompani, Santiago B., Peterson, Brant K., Linden, Tess A., Yoshizawa, Masato, Kay, Emily H., Weber, Jesse, Hoekstra, Hopi E., Jeffery, William R., Borowsky, Richard, Tabin, Clifford J.

“…Surface populations of Astyanax mexicanus, living in rivers like their common ancestors, school, while several, independently derived cave populations of the…”
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Unique sperm haplotypes are associated with phenotypically different sperm subpopulations in Astyanax fish by Borowsky, Richard, Luk, Alissa, He, Xinjian, Kim, Rebecca S

“…The phenotypes of sperm are generally believed to be under the control of the diploid genotype of the male producing them rather than their own haploid…”
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Genetic analysis of cavefish reveals molecular convergence in the evolution of albinism by Wilkens, Horst, Jeffery, William R, Zhou, Yi, Borowsky, Richard, Protas, Meredith E, Kochanek, Dawn, Zon, Leonard I, Tabin, Clifford J, Hersey, Candace

“…The genetic basis of vertebrate morphological evolution has traditionally been very difficult to examine in naturally occurring populations. Here we describe…”
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Multi-trait evolution in a cave fish, Astyanax mexicanus by Protas, Meredith, Tabansky, Inna, Conrad, Melissa, Gross, Joshua B, Vidal, Oriol, Tabin, Clifford J, Borowsky, Richard

“…When surface species colonize caves, a characteristic suite of traits eventually evolves over time, regardless of species. The genetic basis of the inevitable…”
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β-adrenergic signaling regulates evolutionarily derived sleep loss in the Mexican cavefish by Duboué, Erik R, Borowsky, Richard L, Keene, Alex C

“…Sleep is a fundamental behavior exhibited almost universally throughout the animal kingdom. The required amount and circadian timing of sleep differs greatly…”
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