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J. Wiese, E. J. Richards, J. E. Kowalko, S. E. McGaugh
The paper maps QTL for cave-derived traits in Mexican cavefish and identifies evolutionary hotspots associated with adaptation to the cave environment.
bioRxiv · Mar 29, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology
A. Paz, K. J. Holt, A. Clarke, A. Aviles, B. Abraham, A. C. Keene, E. R. Duboue, Y. Fily, J. E. Kowalko
The paper studies how local interaction rules change during development and evolution in Mexican tetra fish, showing surface fish develop schooling behavior through alignment and attraction, while cavefish lose schooling behavior.
bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2023Evolutionary Biology
R. L. Moran, E. J. Richards, C. P. Ornelas-Garcia, J. B. Gross, A. Donny, J. Wiese, A. C. Keene, J. E. Kowalko, N. Rohner, S. E. McGaugh
This study shows that selection, not mutation, drives repeated trait evolution in cavefish, with genes having longer coding regions being more likely to undergo repeated adaptation.
bioRxiv · Nov 28, 2022Evolutionary Biology
R. A. Kozol, A. Yuiska, J. Han, B. Tolentino, A. Lopatto, P. Lewis, A. Paz, A. C. Keene, J. E. Kowalko, E. R. Duboue
This paper describes optimized husbandry practices for the blind Mexican cavefish that accelerate growth and sexual maturation without affecting adult behavior.
bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2022Evolutionary Biology
R. Rodriguez-Morales, P. Gonzalez-Lerma, A. Yuiska, J. H. Han, Y. Guerra, L. Crisostomo, A. C. Keene, E. Duboue, J. E. Kowalko
The paper compares aggression in surface fish and cavefish of Astyanax mexicanus, finding that multiple cave populations have independently evolved reduced aggression through shared behavioral traits.
bioRxiv · May 2, 2022Evolutionary Biology
R. L. Moran, J. B. Jaggard, E. Y. Roback, N. Rohner, J. E. Kowalko, P. Ornelas-Garcia, S. E. McGaugh, A. C. Keene
This study shows hybridization contributes to localized trait evolution in cavefish by analyzing genomic and phenotypic variation in Chica cave pools.
iScience · Feb 1, 2022Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology
C. Oliva, N. K. Hinz, W. Robinson, A. M. Barrett Thompson, J. Booth, L. M. Crisostomo, S. Zanineli, M. Tanner, E. Lloyd, M. A. O'Gorman, B. McDole, A. Paz, R. Kozol, E. B. Brown, J. E. Kowalko, , A. C. Keene
This study investigates the genetic basis of trait evolution in Mexican cavefish by analyzing behavioral and morphological differences between surface and cave populations.
bioRxiv · Dec 16, 2021Evolutionary Biology
O. A. Erickson, R. B. Cole, J. M. Isaacs, S. Alvarez-Clare, J. Arnold, A. Augustus-Wallace, J. C. Ayoob, A. Berkowitz, J. L. Branchaw, K. R. Burgio, C. H. Cannon, R. M. Ceballos, C. S. Cohen, H. Coller, J. Disney, , Su
This study describes and evaluates remote undergraduate research programs in life sciences during the COVID-19 pandemic, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations for improvement.
bioRxiv · May 17, 2021Scientific Communication & Education
M. O'Gorman, S. Thakur, G. Imrie, R. Moran, E. R. Duboue, N. Rohner, S. E. McGaugh, A. C. Keene, J. E. Kowalko
This study identifies oca2 as a gene with pleiotropic effects that contributes to both albinism and sleep loss in cavefish.
bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2020Evolutionary Biology
A. Patch, A. Paz, K. Holt, E. R. Duboue, J. E. Kowalko, A. C. Keene, Y. Fily
The paper uses kinematic analysis to show that cavefish's loss of schooling behavior is an adaptive strategy, not just a sensory limitation, and is consistent across independently evolved populations.
bioRxiv · Jan 31, 2020 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition
K. L. Mack, J. B. Jaggard, J. L. Persons, C. N. Passow, B. A. Stanhope, E. Ferrufino, D. Tsuchiya, S. E. Smith, B. D. Slaughter, J. E. Kowalko, N. Rohner, A. C. Keene, S. E. McGaugh
This study shows that cavefish populations have independently evolved circadian clock dysregulation, with reduced transcriptome rhythmicity and sleep reduction linked to specific gene mutations.
bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2020Evolutionary Biology