Advancing biology through a deeper understanding of zebrafish ecology and evolution

DM Parichy - Elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Over the last two decades, the zebrafish has joined the ranks of premier model organisms
for biomedical research, with a full suite of tools and genomic resources. Yet we still know …

Intrasexually selected weapons

A Rico‐Guevara, KJ Hurme - Biological Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We propose a practical concept that distinguishes the particular kind of weaponry that has
evolved to be used in combat between individuals of the same species and sex, which we …

Deep three-photon imaging of the brain in intact adult zebrafish

DM Chow, D Sinefeld, KE Kolkman, DG Ouzounov… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Behaviors emerge from activity throughout the brain, but noninvasive optical access in adult
vertebrate brains is limited. We show that three-photon (3P) imaging through the head of …

Metamorphosis in teleosts

SK McMenamin, DM Parichy - Current topics in developmental biology, 2013 - Elsevier
Teleosts are the largest and most diverse group of vertebrates, and many species undergo
morphological, physiological, and behavioral transitions,“metamorphoses,” as they progress …

Systematics of the subfamily danioninae (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)

KL Tang, MK Agnew, MV Hirt, T Sado… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2010 - Elsevier
The members of the cyprinid subfamily Danioninae form a diverse and scientifically
important group of fishes, which includes the zebrafish, Danio rerio. The diversity of this …

Dorsolateral head muscles of the catfish families Nematogenyidae and Trichomycteridae (Siluriformes: Loricarioidei): comparative anatomy and phylogenetic analysis

A Datovo, FA Bockmann - Neotropical Ichthyology, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
The skeletal muscles of the dorsolateral region of the head of the Nematogenyidae and
representatives of the all major clades of the Trichomycteridae are described and illustrated …

A new model army: Emerging fish models to study the genomics of vertebrate Evo‐Devo

I Braasch, SM Peterson, T Desvignes… - … Zoology Part B …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Many fields of biology—including vertebrate Evo‐Devo research—are facing an explosion of
genomic and transcriptomic sequence information and a multitude of fish species are now …

Transparent Danionella translucida as a genetically tractable vertebrate brain model

L Schulze, J Henninger, M Kadobianskyi, T Chaigne… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Understanding how distributed neuronal circuits integrate sensory information and generate
behavior is a central goal of neuroscience. However, it has been difficult to study neuronal …

The aquarium hobby: can sinners become saints in freshwater fish conservation?

A Maceda‐Veiga, O Domínguez‐Domínguez… - Fish and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aquarium hobby is popular worldwide, but it has positives and negatives for freshwater
fish conservation. The most damaging impacts of the aquarium trade on ecosystems are …

The emerging vertebrate model species for neurophysiological studies is Danionella cerebrum, new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)

R Britz, KW Conway, L Rüber - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The four described species of Danionella are tiny, transparent fishes that mature at sizes
between 10–15 mm, and represent some of the most extreme cases of vertebrate …