Hypocretin underlies the evolution of sleep loss in the Mexican cavefish
The duration of sleep varies dramatically between species, yet little is known about the genetic basis or evolutionary factors driving this variation in behavior. The Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus, exists as surface populations that inhabit rivers, and multiple cave populations with convergen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2018-02-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/32637 |