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Albertson RC, and Yelick PC. (2007) Fgf8 haploinsufficiency results in distinct craniofacial defects in adult zebrafish. Dev. Biol. 306:505-15. [PDF]

Streelman JT, Albertson RC, and Kocher TD. (2007) Variation in body size and trophic morphology within and among genetically differentiated populations of the cichlid fish, Metriaclima zebra, from Lake Malawi. Freshwater Biol. 52:525-538.

Albertson RC, and Kocher TD (2006) Genetic and developmental basis of cichlid trophic diversity. Heredity. commissioned review. 97:211-21. [PDF]

Streelman JT, and Albertson RC (2006) Evolution of Novelty in the Cichlid Dentition. J. Exp. Zool. B: Mol. Dev. Evol. 306B: 216-26. [PDF]

Adams DS, Robinson KR, Fukumoto T, Yuan S, Yelick P, Albertson RC, Kuo L, McSweeney M, and Levin M. (2006)  Early, H+-V-ATPase-dependent proton flux is necessary for consistent left-right patterning of non-mammalian vertebrates. Development. 133: 1657-71.

Albertson RC, Streelman JT, Kocher TD, and Yelick PC. (2005) Integration and evolution of the cichlid mandible: Molecular basis of alternate feeding strategies. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 102: 16287-92 . [PDF]

Albertson RC, and Yelick PC. (2005) Roles for fgf8 signaling in left-right patterning of the visceral organs and craniofacial skeleton. Dev. Biol. 283: 310-21. [PDF]

Albertson RC, and Kocher TD. (2005) Genetic architecture sets limits on transgressive segregation in hybrid cichlid fishes. Evol. 59: 686-690. [PDF]

Albertson RC, Payne-Ferreira T, Postlewait JH, and Yelick PC. (2005) Zebrafish acvr2a and acvr2b exhibit distinct roles in craniofacial development. Dev. Dyn. 233: 1405-18. [PDF]

Albertson RC, and Yelick PC. (2004) Morphogenesis of the jaw: Development beyond the embryo. Methods Cell Biol. 76: 437-454. [PDF]

Albertson RC, Streelman JT, and Kocher TD. (2003a) Directional selection has shaped the oral jaws of Lake Malawi cichlid fishes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100(9): 5252-5257. [PDF]

Albertson RC, Streelman JT, and Kocher TD. (2003b) Genetic basis of adaptive shape differences in the cichlid head. J Heredity 94: 291-301. [PDF]

Streelman JT, Albertson RC, and Kocher TD. (2003). Genome mapping of the orange blotch colour pattern in cichlid fishes. Mol. Ecol. 12: 2465-2471. [PDF]

Streelman JT, Webb JF, Albertson RC, and Kocher TD. (2003) The cusp of evolution and development: a model of cichlid tooth shape diversity. Evol Dev. 5: 600-8. [PDF]

Kocher TD, Albertson RC, Carleton KL, and Streelman JT. (2002) The genetic basis of biodiversity: genomic studies of cichlid fishes. In Aquatic Genomics: Steps Toward a Great Future, pp. 35-44.  Shimizu N, Aoki T, Hirono I,  Takashima F. (eds.). Springer, Tokyo.

Albertson RC, and Kocher TD. (2001) Assessing morphological differences of an adaptive trait: a landmark-based morphometric approach. J. Exp. Zool. 289: 385-403. [PDF]

Albertson RC, Markert J, Danely PD, and Kocher TD. (1999) Phylogeny of a rapidly evolving system: the cichlid fishes of Lake Malawi. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 96: 5107-5110. [PDF]