Publications by authors named "Chinar Patil"
Introduction: Horizontal cleavage tears (HCT) of the meniscus are treated with fish-mouth closure with sutures using different methods. Using a no. 0 fiber wire and taking bites through both the flaps using a suture passing device and tying multiple knots is a cost-effective technique.
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- Lake Malawi cichlids show significant diversity in their physical traits and behaviors due to a small number of genetic changes, primarily in non-coding regions of their DNA.
- A large majority (96%) of these genetic differences are found in non-coding sequences that are still evolutionarily conserved and linked to important traits like facial structure, neural functions, and behaviors.
- The study highlights the potential of using genome sequencing to understand evolutionary changes, as research on genetic differences in cichlids predicts variations in important traits and behaviors in natural populations.
The evolutionary diversification of animal behavior is often associated with changes in the structure and function of nervous systems. Such evolutionary changes arise either through alterations of individual neural components ("mosaically") or through scaling of the whole brain ("concertedly"). Here we show that the evolution of a courtship behavior in Malawi cichlid fish is associated with rapid, extensive, and specific diversification of orosensory, gustatory centers in the hindbrain.
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- Many behaviors are linked to inherited genetic variations, with genetic mapping identifying specific genomic regions that contribute to this variation, but the exact genetic basis for behavioral evolution is not fully understood.
- The study focuses on bower building behaviors in cichlid fishes from Lake Malawi, revealing that males construct different types of bowers (pits or castles) to attract females, indicating these behaviors have developed independently multiple times and may be polygenic in nature.
- Hybrid cichlids exhibit a unique sequential bower construction, and gene expression analysis shows that behavior-associated genes are activated differently based on the type of bower being built, highlighting the complex relationship between genetics and specific behaviors.