M. Yoshizawa

Blind cavefish evolved food-searching behavior without changing sensory modality compared with sighted conspecies in the dark

This study shows cavefish use similar sensory modalities to surface fish for food searching but with higher adherence to stimuli and an extended circling strategy.

Possible role of left-right asymmetry in the sensory system and behavior during adaptation to food-sparse cave environments

The study investigates how left-right asymmetry in sensory systems and behavior adapts to food-sparse cave environments in Mexican tetras using machine learning and sensory ablation.

Metabolic shift toward ketosis in asocial cavefish increases social-like affinity.

This study shows that a ketogenic diet increases social affinity in asocial cavefish, suggesting a link between metabolic shifts and social behavior.

Social-like responses are inducible in asocial Mexican cavefish despite the exhibition of strong repetitive behaviour

This study shows that asocial Mexican cavefish can exhibit social-like behaviors in familiar settings but suppress them in stressful unfamiliar environments, with drug treatment reversing this suppression.

The role of gene flow in rapid and repeated evolution of cave related traits in Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus

This study shows that gene flow plays a significant role in the rapid evolution of cave-related traits in Mexican tetra, challenging the classic hypothesis of disuse and drift.