Kelly E. O’Quin

Centre College — United States

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy(12), Ichthyology and Marine Biology(8), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species(7), Retinal Development and Disorders(6), Fish biology, ecology, and behavior(5)

Publications26 total

Assessing coral health in South Water Caye Marine Reserve, Belize
BIOS·2025
Whole genome sequencing identifies an allele responsible for clear vs. turbid plaque morphology in a Mycobacteriophage
BMC Microbiology·2020· 8 citedOpen Access
On Intraspecific and Interspecific Variation in Teleost Scleral Ossification
The Anatomical Record·2019Open Access
The role of gene flow in rapid and repeated evolution of cave‐related traits in Mexican tetra, <i>Astyanax mexicanus</i>
Molecular Ecology·2018· 219 citedOpen Access
The role of gene flow in rapid and repeated evolution of cave related traits in Mexican tetra, <i>Astyanax mexicanus</i>
2018· 1 citedOpen Access
Two – three loci control scleral ossicle formation via epistasis in the cavefish Astyanax mexicanus
PLoS ONE·2017· 15 citedOpen Access
Evolution of dentition in salamanders: relative roles of phylogeny and diet
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society·2016· 16 citedOpen Access
Complex Evolutionary and Genetic Patterns Characterize the Loss of Scleral Ossification in the Blind Cavefish Astyanax mexicanus
PLoS ONE·2015· 28 citedOpen Access
Mapping the Genetic Basis of Troglomorphy in Astyanax
Elsevier eBooks·2015· 19 cited
Distinct genetic architecture underlies the emergence of sleep loss and prey-seeking behavior in the Mexican cavefish
BMC Biology·2015· 133 citedOpen Access
The cavefish genome reveals candidate genes for eye loss
Nature Communications·2014· 317 citedOpen Access
Interspecific Variation in Rx1 Expression Controls Opsin Expression and Causes Visual System Diversity in African Cichlid Fishes
Molecular Biology and Evolution·2014· 33 citedOpen Access
Evolution of an adaptive behavior and its sensory receptors promotes eye regression in blind cavefish: response to Borowsky (2013)
BMC Biology·2013· 11 citedOpen Access
QTL clustering as a mechanism for rapid multi-trait evolution
Communicative & Integrative Biology·2013· 12 citedOpen Access
Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Retinal Degeneration in the Blind Cavefish Astyanax mexicanus
PLoS ONE·2013· 101 citedOpen Access
Evolution of an adaptive behavior and its sensory receptors promotes eye regression in blind cavefish
BMC Biology·2012· 168 citedOpen Access
Evolution of cichlid vision via trans-regulatory divergence
BMC Evolutionary Biology·2012· 33 citedOpen Access
Divergence in cis-regulatory sequences surrounding the opsin gene arrays of African cichlid fishes
BMC Evolutionary Biology·2011· 38 citedOpen Access
New evidence for the role of heterochrony in the repeated evolution of cichlid opsin expression
Evolution & Development·2011· 40 cited
EVOLUTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND GENETICS OF OPSIN GENE EXPRESSION IN AFRICAN CICHLID FISHES
Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (University of Maryland College Park)·2011Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Masato Yoshizawa(9), Karen L. Carleton(9), William R. Jeffery(7), Suzanne E. McGaugh(4), Joshua B. Gross(4), Richard Borowsky(4), Alex C. Keene(4), Christopher M. Hofmann(4), Nicolas Rohner(3), Wesley C. Warren(3), N. Justin Marshall(3), Jane E. Schulte(3), William R. Jeffery(2), Adam Herman(2), Yaniv Brandvain(2), James Weagley(2), Thomas J. Y. Kono(2), Helena Bilandžija(2), Luis Espinasa(2), Claudia Patricia Ornelas‐García(2)