poeciliid


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small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters

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Egg size and its relationship with fecundity newborn length and female size in Cuban poeciliid fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes).
Embryonic development stages description in Gambusia puncticulata (Pisces: Poeciliidae) from Almendares River, Cuba
1A), which has previously been found to differ both between these species and between other populations of poeciliid fish that occur in different predation environments.
Divergent predation environment between two sister species of livebearing fishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) predicts boldness, activity, and exploration behavior
& BAILEY, R.M., 1963.--The Poeciliid Fishes (Cyprinodontiformes):Their Structure, Zoogeography Systematics.
Ensamble ictico en corrientes de agua dulce de Isla Palma, (Bahia Malaga, Pacifico Colombiano)
Comparative efficacy of two poeciliid fish in indoor cement tanks against chikungunya vector Aedes aegypti in villages in Karnataka, India.
Efficacy of Aphanius dispar (Ruppell) an indigenous larvivorous fish for vector control in domestic tanks under the Sardar Sarovar Narmada project command area in district Kheda, Gujarat
The suitability of calcein to mark poeciliid fish and a new method of detection.
Batch-tagging blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) for identification of hatchery-reared individuals on natural coastal reefs in New South Wales, Australia
Male competition, female mate choice and sexual size dimorphism in poeciliid fishes.
Distribution of guppies Poecilia reticulata (Peters, 1860) and Phalloceros caudimaculatus (Hensel, 1868) along a polluted stretch of the Paraiba do Sul River, Brazil/Distribuicao dos guppies Poecilia reticulata (Peters, 1860) e Phalloceros caudimaculatus (Hensel, 1868) ao longo de um trecho poluido do rio Paraiba do Sul, Brasil
ornatus, as possibly belonging to another species, is in fact a member of the poeciliid genus Fluviphylax Whitley (Costa 1996, Costa & Le Bail 1999).
Relationships and taxonomy of the killifish genus Rivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei: Rivulidae) from the Brazilian Amazonas river basin, with notes on historical ecology
Previous laboratory studies have demonstrated that estrogenic and antiandrogenic chemicals can alter several sexual characteristics in male poeciliid fishes.
Disturbed sexual characteristics in male mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) from a lake contaminated with endocrine disruptors. (Research)
In fact, intersexual selection has been documented in a variety of Poeciliid fish, including mosquitofish, Gambusia spp.; guppies, Poecilia reticulata; swordtails, Xiphophorus spp.; and mollies, P.
THE EFFECT OF MALE FAMILIARITY ON PROXIMITY TIME IN FEMALE EASTERN MOSQUITOFISH (Gambusia holbrooki)
This small poeciliid fish occupies a variety of freshwater habitats in the coastal plain of the southeastern United States where it encounters widely varying abiotic characteristics and a diverse set of food sources, potential competitors, predators, and pathogens.
GENETIC INFLUENCES ON EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE LEAST KILLIFISH
Natural and sexual selection on color patterns in poeciliid fishes.
Calling songs of field crickets (Teleogryllus oceanicus) with and without phonotactic parasitoid infection
Due to low specificity for both intermediate and definitive hosts, and by colonizing other cyprinid as well as poeciliid hosts, the Asian tapeworm easily became established within native fish populations in new regions and continents, eventually resulting in its current global distribution (Hoffman 1999, Font 2003, Choudhury and Cole 2012).
Asian fish tapeworm (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi) infecting a wild population of convict cichlid (Archocentrus nigrofasciatus) in Southwestern California
Melanism in the poeciliid fish, Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard).
First record of melanism in Cheilodactylus variegatus Valenciennes, 1833 (Perciformes, Cheilodactylidae)/Primer registro de melanismo en Cheilodactylus variegatus Valenciennes, 1833 (Perciformes, Cheilodactylidae)
Nearly 220 species of poeciliid fish are known (Pires et al., 2011).
Life history of Gambusia vittata (Pisces: Poeciliidae)
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