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William R. Jeffery | Researchclopedia

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William R. Jeffery

University of Maryland, College Park ORCID

266

Works

11,216

Citations

60

h-index

166

i10-index

Research Topics

Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry

Affiliations

University of Iowa1970–1974

American College of Preventive Medicine2007–2009

Pennsylvania State University1996–1999

Marine Biological Laboratory1972–2023

University of Wisconsin–Madison1974–1974

Top Works

Genetic analysis of cavefish reveals molecular convergence in the evolution of albinism

Meredith Protas,Candace Hersey,et al.

2005534 citations

Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation

Cavefish as a Model System in Evolutionary Developmental Biology

William R. Jeffery

2001401 citations

Regressive Evolution in <i>Astyanax</i> Cavefish

William R. Jeffery

2009314 citations

Central Role for the Lens in Cave Fish Eye Degeneration

Yoshiyuki Yamamoto,William R. Jeffery

2000289 citations

Evolution of a Behavioral Shift Mediated by Superficial Neuromasts Helps Cavefish Find Food in Darkness

Masato Yoshizawa,Špela Gorički,et al.

2010285 citations

Hedgehog signalling controls eye degeneration in blind cavefish

Yoshiyuki Yamamoto,David W. Stock,et al.

2004278 citations

Adaptive Evolution of Eye Degeneration in the Mexican Blind Cavefish

William R. Jeffery

2005256 citations

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

Yoshiyuki Yamamoto,Mardi S. Byerly,et al.

2009233 citations

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

William R. Jeffery,Allen G. Strickler,et al.

2004230 citations