title: Use of platyfishes and swordtails in biological research.
abstract: The use of platyfishes and swordtails as research models is on the rise. The authors review the basic biology and care of these animals and describe their common uses in research.
authors.affiliation: Xiphophorus Genetic Stock Center, Southwest Texas State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 419 Centennial Hall, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA. sk13@swt.edu
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kazianis
authors.forename: Ronald B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Walter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003532:Cyprinodontiformes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic / Q000502:physiology*; D023421:Models, Animal; D012107:Research Design; D013045:Species Specificity