Nothobranchius furzeri, an 'instant' fish from an ephemeral habitat

0499396 - ÚBO 2020 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Reichard, Martin - Polačik, Matej
Nothobranchius furzeri, an 'instant' fish from an ephemeral habitat.
eLife. Roč. 8, January (2019), č. článku e41548. ISSN 2050-084X. E-ISSN 2050-084X
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA16-00291S; GA ČR(CZ) GA18-26284S
Institutional support: RVO:68081766
Keywords : turquoise killifish * African annual fishes * annual killifish * life-span
OECD category: Biology (theoretical, mathematical, thermal, cryobiology, biological rhythm), Evolutionary biology
Impact factor: 7.080, year: 2019
Method of publishing: Open access
https://elifesciences.org/articles/41548

The turquoise killifish, Nothobranchius furzeri, is a promising vertebrate model in ageing research and an emerging model organism in genomics, regenerative medicine, developmental biology and ecotoxicology. Its lifestyle is adapted to the ephemeral nature of shallow pools on the African savannah. Its rapid and short active life commences when rains fill the pool: fish hatch, grow rapidly and mature in as few as two weeks, and then reproduce daily until the pool dries out. Its embryos then become inactive, encased in the dry sediment and protected from the harsh environment until the rains return. This invertebrate-like life cycle (short active phase and long developmental arrest) combined with a vertebrate body plan provide the ideal attributes for a laboratory animal.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0291608