title: The Comparative Organismal Approach in Evolutionary Developmental Biology: Insights from Ascidians and Cavefish.
abstract: Important contributions to evolutionary developmental biology have been made using the comparative organismal approach. As examples, I describe insights obtained from studies of Molgula ascidians and Astyanax cavefish.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA. Electronic address: jeffery@umd.edu.
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Jeffery
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D060126:Characidae / Q000254:growth & development*; D015509:Developmental Biology; D014561:Urochordata / Q000254:growth & development*
keywords: Ascidians; Astyanax; Cavefish; Comparative organismal approach; Evolutionary developmental biology; Molgula