Area of research
Global and Planetary Change · Paleontology
Research interest
Research interests include Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.
Convergent evolution of albinism in cave animals is driven by shared mechanisms and adaptive advantages
Environmental hypoxia controls the evolution of cavefish heart asymmetry
A common mechanism and multiple advantages of pigment loss underlie the convergent evolution of albinism in cave animals
REGENERACIJA PRI PLAŠČARJU CIONA
Natural reversal of cavefish heart asymmetry is controlled by Sonic Hedgehog effects on the left-right organizer
Hypoxia-Sonic Hedgehog Axis as a Driver of Primitive Hematopoiesis Development and Evolution in Cavefish
Differentially expressed chaperone genes reveal a stress response required for unidirectional regeneration in the basal chordate Ciona
Natural reversal of cavefish heart asymmetry is controlled by Sonic Hedgehog effects on the left-right organizer
Cavefish cope with environmental hypoxia by developing more erythrocytes and overexpression of hypoxia-inducible genes
Apoptosis is a generator of Wnt-dependent regeneration and homeostatic cell renewal in the ascidian
<i>Ciona</i>
Author response: Cavefish cope with environmental hypoxia by developing more erythrocytes and overexpression of hypoxia-inducible genes
Fundamental research questions in subterranean biology
Astyanax surface and cave fish morphs
Phenotypic plasticity as a mechanism of cave colonization and adaptation
A hypomorphic cystathionine ß-synthase gene contributes to cavefish eye loss by disrupting optic vasculature
Dual roles of the retinal pigment epithelium and lens in cavefish eye degeneration
Author Correction: A hypomorphic cystathionine ß-synthase gene contributes to cavefish eye loss by disrupting optic vasculature
Author response: Phenotypic plasticity as a mechanism of cave colonization and adaptation
Apoptosis is a generator of Wnt-dependent regeneration and homeostatic cell renewal in the ascidian
<i>Ciona</i>
Dual Roles of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Lens in Cavefish Eye Degeneration
The role of gene flow in rapid and repeated evolution of cave‐related traits in Mexican tetra, <i>Astyanax mexicanus</i>
Distinct genetic architecture underlies the emergence of sleep loss and prey-seeking behavior in the Mexican cavefish
The cavefish genome reveals candidate genes for eye loss
Loss of Schooling Behavior in Cavefish through Sight-Dependent and Sight-Independent Mechanisms
Convergence in feeding posture occurs through different genetic loci in independently evolved cave populations of <i>Astyanax mexicanus</i>
Cryptic Variation in Morphological Evolution: HSP90 as a Capacitor for Loss of Eyes in Cavefish
SGER: Urgent Biodiversity Survey of two threatened cave systems in Mexico
Evolution of Cavefish Eye Degeneration
Evolutionary Origin of the Neural Crest
Urochordate Origins of Neural Crest and Muscle
Evolution of Eye Regression in Cavefish
Mechanism of an Evolutionary Change in Development
Evolution of Eye Regression in Cavefish
Mechanism of an Evolutionary Change in Development
Evolution of Eye Regression in Cavefish
Mechanism of an Evolutionary Change in Development
Society for Developmental Biology Annual Symposium: May 30-June 4, 1996; Nashville, TN
Mechanism of an Evolutionary Change in Development
Conference on Development: Molecules, Mechanisms, and Phylogenetics to be held at Bodega Marine Lab., in Sept. 95.
Mechanism of an Evolutionary Change in Development
Localization and Identification of Cytoplasmic Determinants
Localization and Identification of Cytoplasmic Determinants
Localization and Identification of Embryonic Muscle Determinants
Proteins Associated With Messenger Rna in Neuroblastoma
Proteins Associated With Messenger Rna in Neuroblastoma