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Sperm specificity and potential paternal effects in gynogenesis in the Amazon Molly (Poecilia formosa) [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2023
The Amazon Molly (Poecilia formosa) reproduces by gynogenesis, a relatively rare form of asexual reproduction where sperm is required to trigger embryogenesis, but male genes are not incorporated into the genome of the embryo.
Clarissa Cerepaka, Ingo Schlupp
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Aspects of the life history of the Tamesí molly, Poecilia latipunctata, from two populations in the Río Tamesí drainage in northeastern Mexico

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2021
In the face of human-induced environmental change, basic biological data for species threatened by the impacts of human activities are sorely needed to devise and execute proper conservation strategies. Here we provide aspects of basic life-history data
Rudiger Riesch   +4 more
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Phenotypic Variation in an Asexual-Sexual Fish System: Visual Lateralization

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Sexual reproduction is nearly ubiquitous in the vertebrate world, yet its evolution and maintenance remain a conundrum due to the cost of males. Conversely, asexually reproducing species should enjoy a twofold population increase and thus replace sexual ...
Allison D. Connelly, Michael J. Ryan
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Identificación mediante ADN barcode de peces invasores en el manglar de Tumbes (Perú)

open access: yesManglar, 2019
El Perú es un país megadiverso que destaca por su biodiversidad de peces, entre ellos los del manglar de Tumbes. Este ecosistema se encuentra amenazado por diversas causas, una de ellas es la introducción de especies invasoras.
Alberto Ordinola-Zapata   +3 more
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Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846 (Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae): new record in rio Sergipe basin, northeastern Brazil [PDF]

open access: yesCheck List, 2013
The present paper reports the first record of non-native species Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846 in northeastern Brazil in rio Sergipe basin, a coastal drainage of the Sergipe state.
Marcelo Brito   +2 more
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The rediscovery of a long described species reveals additional complexity in speciation patterns of poeciliid fishes in sulfide springs.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
The process of ecological speciation drives the evolution of locally adapted and reproductively isolated populations in response to divergent natural selection.
Maura Palacios   +7 more
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Nueva lista de peces que habitan sistemas fluviales en Holguín, Cuba

open access: yesNovitates Caribaea, 2022
Se hace una contribución al conocimiento taxonómico, composición y distribución de los peces que habitan en los sistemas de agua dulce de la provincia de Holguín. El periodo de muestreo fue del año 2019 al 2021, y se realizó en 189 sitios. Se registraron
Enrique Reynaldo de la Cruz
doaj   +1 more source

DNA Barcoding Ikan Introduksi Khas Telaga Sari, Kabupaten Pasuruan

open access: yesBiotropika: Journal of Tropical Biology, 2019
Telaga Sari terletak di Purwodadi, Kabupaten Pasuruan yang memiliki kelimpahan jenis ikan introduksi dari Famili Poeciliidae. Anggota Poeciliidae merupakan ikan yang berukuran kecil, live-bearers, memiliki dimorfi seksual dari segi ukuran tubuh dan pola ...
Dwi Anggorowati Rahayu   +2 more
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Toxicological Response of Poecilia reticulata, Hyla species and Culex species to Leachates from Olusosun Landfill, Lagos State, Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2018
The effect of leachate samples from Olushosun dumpsite in Ojota, Lagos on the toxicological response of Poecilia reticulata, Hyla and Culex species was investigated using acute and chronic toxicity tests.
FA Adetoro, BO Ikuabe, RA Lawal
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Comparative efficacy of two poeciliid fish in indoor cement tanks against chikungunya vector Aedes aegypti in villages in Karnataka, India

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2011
Background In 2006, severe outbreaks of Aedes aegypti-transmitted chikungunya occurred in villages in Karnataka, South India. We evaluated the effectiveness of combined information, education and communication (IEC) campaigns using two potential ...
Ojha Vijay P   +7 more
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