Protection and exploration of the scientific potential of Chinese cavefish

作     者：Li Ma Jun-Xing Yang Fa-Kai Lei Meng-Zhen Xu Ya-Hui Zhao William R.Jeffery Li Ma;Jun-Xing Yang;Fa-Kai Lei;Meng-Zhen Xu;Ya-Hui Zhao;William R.Jeffery

作者机构：Cave Fish Development and Evolution Research GroupKunming Institute of ZoologyChinese Academy of SciencesKunmingYunnan 650223China Yunnan Key Laboratory of Plateau Fish BreedingKunming Institute of ZoologyChinese Academy of SciencesKunmingYunnan 650223China China South-to-North Water Diversion Corporation LimitedBeijing 100097China Department of Hydraulic EngineeringTsinghua UniversityBeijing 100084China Institute of ZoologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100101China Department of BiologyUniversity of MarylandCollege ParkMD 20740USA 

出 版 物：《Zoological Research》 (动物学研究（英文）)

年 卷 期：2023年第44卷第4期

页      面：675-677页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 07[理学] 0713[理学-生态学] 

基　　金：Foundation items:This work was supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDPB17 to L.M.) Biodiversity Survey and Assessment Project of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment,China(2019HJ2096001006 to J.X.Y.) Frontier Interdiscipline Project of Tsinghua University(20221080082 to M.Z.X.)。 

主　　题：fish karst unusual 

摘      要：The karst habitats of Southwest China contain the richest cavefish fauna in the world.However,many Chinese cavefish species are now at high risk of extinction.Chinese cavefish have evolved unusual traits,which are important for studying adaptive evolution and modeling human diseases.Here,we call on scientific research institutions to develop programs to conserve precious cavefish species and suggest international cooperation to promote research on cavefish in China.