William R. Jeffery

Role of PCNA and ependymal cells in ascidian neural development.

Retinal homeobox genes and the role of cell proliferation in cavefish eye degeneration.

Programmed cell death in the ascidian embryo: modulation by FoxA5 and Manx and roles in the evolution of larval development.

Ascidian gene-expression profiles.

Probing teleost eye development by lens transplantation.

Development and evolution of craniofacial patterning is mediated by eye-dependent and -independent processes in the cavefish Astyanax.

Evolution and development of brain sensory organs in molgulid ascidians.

Migratory neural crest-like cells form body pigmentation in a urochordate embryo.

Hedgehog signalling controls eye degeneration in blind cavefish.

Blind cavefish and heat shock protein chaperones: a novel role for hsp90alpha in lens apoptosis.

Adaptive evolution of eye degeneration in the Mexican blind cavefish.

Zebrafish Hsp70 is required for embryonic lens formation.

The lens has a specific influence on optic nerve and tectum development in the blind cavefish Astyanax.

Conservation of retinal circadian rhythms during cavefish eye degeneration.

Ascidian neural crest-like cells: phylogenetic distribution, relationship to larval complexity, and pigment cell fate.

Chordate ancestry of the neural crest: new insights from ascidians.

The lens controls cell survival in the retina: Evidence from the blind cavefish Astyanax.

Lens gene expression analysis reveals downregulation of the anti-apoptotic chaperone alphaA-crystallin during cavefish eye degeneration.

Shadow response in the blind cavefish Astyanax reveals conservation of a functional pineal eye.

Emerging model systems in evo-devo: cavefish and microevolution of development.

Trunk lateral cells are neural crest-like cells in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis: insights into the ancestry and evolution of the neural crest.

Synteny and candidate gene prediction using an anchored linkage map of Astyanax mexicanus.

Pleiotropic functions of embryonic sonic hedgehog expression link jaw and taste bud amplification with eye loss during cavefish evolution.

Chapter 8. Evolution and development in the cavefish Astyanax.

Regressive evolution in Astyanax cavefish.

Regeneration of oral siphon pigment organs in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis.

Evolution of a behavioral shift mediated by superficial neuromasts helps cavefish find food in darkness.

Differentially expressed genes identified by cross-species microarray in the blind cavefish Astyanax.

Evolutionary tuning of an adaptive behavior requires enhancement of the neuromast sensory system.

To see or not to see: evolution of eye degeneration in mexican blind cavefish.

Evolution of space dependent growth in the teleost Astyanax mexicanus.

Siphon regeneration capacity is compromised during aging in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis.

Parental genetic effects in a cavefish adaptive behavior explain disparity between nuclear and mitochondrial DNA.

Evolution of albinism in cave planthoppers by a convergent defect in the first step of melanin biosynthesis.

Evolution of an adaptive behavior and its sensory receptors promotes eye regression in blind cavefish.

De novo sequencing of Astyanax mexicanus surface fish and Pachón cavefish transcriptomes reveals enrichment of mutations in cavefish putative eye genes.

Quantitative genetic analysis of retinal degeneration in the blind cavefish Astyanax mexicanus.

Evolution and development in cave animals: from fish to crustaceans.

Evolution of an adaptive behavior and its sensory receptors promotes eye regression in blind cavefish: response to Borowsky (2013).

QTL clustering as a mechanism for rapid multi-trait evolution.

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 Astyanax mexicanus.

The sensitivity of lateral line receptors and their role in the behavior of Mexican blind cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus).

A potential benefit of albinism in Astyanax cavefish: downregulation of the oca2 gene increases tyrosine and catecholamine levels as an alternative to melanin synthesis.

Cryptic variation in morphological evolution: HSP90 as a capacitor for loss of eyes in cavefish.

Closing the wounds: one hundred and twenty five years of regenerative biology in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis.

The role of a lens survival pathway including sox2 and αA-crystallin in the evolution of cavefish eye degeneration.

The cavefish genome reveals candidate genes for eye loss.

The Tunicate CIONA: A Model System for Understanding the Relationship Between Regeneration and Aging.

Distinct genetic architecture underlies the emergence of sleep loss and prey-seeking behavior in the Mexican cavefish.

Genome editing using TALENs in blind Mexican Cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus.

Distal Regeneration Involves the Age Dependent Activity of Branchial Sac Stem Cells in the Ascidian Ciona intestinalis.

Enhanced prey capture skills in Astyanax cavefish larvae are independent from eye loss.

Evolution of the chordate regeneration blastema: Differential gene expression and conserved role of notch signaling during siphon regeneration in the ascidian Ciona.

Regeneration, Stem Cells, and Aging in the Tunicate Ciona: Insights from the Oral Siphon.

Complex Evolutionary and Genetic Patterns Characterize the Loss of Scleral Ossification in the Blind Cavefish Astyanax mexicanus.

The Comparative Organismal Approach in Evolutionary Developmental Biology: Insights from Ascidians and Cavefish.

Environmental DNA in subterranean biology: range extension and taxonomic implications for Proteus.

Neural Crest Transplantation Reveals Key Roles in the Evolution of Cavefish Development.

Behavioural changes controlled by catecholaminergic systems explain recurrent loss of pigmentation in cavefish.

An epigenetic mechanism for cavefish eye degeneration.

Maternal genetic effects in Astyanax cavefish development.

Seeing a bright future for a blind fish.

Progenitor targeting by adult stem cells in Ciona homeostasis, injury, and regeneration.

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

Dual roles of the retinal pigment epithelium and lens in cavefish eye degeneration.

A hypomorphic cystathionine ß-synthase gene contributes to cavefish eye loss by disrupting optic vasculature.

surface and cave fish morphs.

Fundamental research questions in subterranean biology.

Author Correction: A hypomorphic cystathionine ß-synthase gene contributes to cavefish eye loss by disrupting optic vasculature.