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β-adrenergic signaling regulates evolutionarily derived sleep loss in the Mexican cavefish.
Brain, behavior and evolution - 1 Jan 2012
Duboué Erik R, Borowsky Richard L, Keene Alex C
Abstract excerpt
Sleep is a fundamental behavior exhibited almost universally throughout the animal kingdom. The required amount and circadian timing of sleep differs greatly between species in accordance with habitats and evolutionary history. The Mexican blind cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus, is a model organism f...
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