Cavefish as biological models in the laboratory and in the wild

William R. Jeffery; Li Ma; Ya-hui Zhao

doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.186

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William R. Jeffery, Li Ma, Ya-hui Zhao. Cavefish as biological models in the laboratory and in the wild. Zoological Research, 2023, 44(4): 834-836. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.186

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William R. Jeffery, Li Ma, Ya-hui Zhao. Cavefish as biological models in the laboratory and in the wild. Zoological Research, 2023, 44(4): 834-836. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.186

William R. Jeffery, Li Ma, Ya-hui Zhao. Cavefish as biological models in the laboratory and in the wild. Zoological Research, 2023, 44(4): 834-836. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.186

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William R. Jeffery, Li Ma, Ya-hui Zhao. Cavefish as biological models in the laboratory and in the wild. Zoological Research, 2023, 44(4): 834-836. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.186

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Cavefish as biological models in the laboratory and in the wild

doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.186

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Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742 USA
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Cave Fish Development and Evolution Research Group, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China
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Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
W.R.J. conceived the review and wrote the draft. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

Received Date: 2023-06-14
Accepted Date: 2023-07-17

Published Online: 2023-07-18

Publish Date: 2023-07-18

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
W.R.J. conceived the review and wrote the draft. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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