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| Title |
Distinct genetic architecture underlies the emergence of sleep loss and prey-seeking behavior in the Mexican cavefish
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| Published in |
BMC Biology, February 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12915-015-0119-3 |
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| Authors |
Masato Yoshizawa, Beatriz G Robinson, Erik R Duboué, Pavel Masek, James B Jaggard, Kelly E O’Quin, Richard L Borowsky, William R Jeffery, Alex C Keene |
| Abstract |
Sleep is characterized by extended periods of quiescence and reduced responsiveness to sensory stimuli. Animals ranging from insects to mammals adapt to environments with limited food by suppressing sleep and enhancing their response to food cues, yet little is known about the genetic and evolutionary relationship between these processes. The blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus is a powerful model for elucidating the genetic mechanisms underlying behavioral evolution. A. mexicanus comprises an extant ancestral-type surface dwelling morph and at least five independently evolved cave populations. Evolutionary convergence on sleep loss and vibration attraction behavior, which is involved in prey seeking, have been documented in cavefish raising the possibility that enhanced sensory responsiveness underlie changes in sleep. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 98 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 3% |
| China | 1 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 92 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 21% |
| Researcher | 18 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 10% |
| Professor | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 14 | 14% |
| Unknown | 16 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 37 | 38% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 16 | 16% |
| Neuroscience | 11 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 3% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Unknown | 23 | 23% |