The history of biology is populated by numerous model species or organisms. But few vertebrate groups have aided evolutionary and ecological research more than the live-bearing fishes of the family Poeciliidae. Found throughout tropical and subtropical waters, poeciliids exhibit a fascinating variety of reproductive specializations, including viviparity, matrotrophy, unisexual reproduction, and alternative mating strategies, making them ideal models for research on patterns and processes in ecology, behavior, and evolution.
Ecology and Evolution of Poeciliid Fishes is a much-needed overview of the scientific potential and understanding of these live-bearing fishes. Chapters by leading researchers take up a wide range of topics, including the evolution of unisexual reproduction, life in extreme environments, life-history evolution, and genetics. Designed to provide a single and highly approachable reference, Ecology and Evolution of Poeciliid Fishes will appeal to students and specialists interested in all aspects of evolutionary ecology.
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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PART I Reproductive biology and Life history |
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1 Gonads, genitals, and reproductive biology |
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3 Variation and evolution of reproductive strategies |
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4 Ecological drivers of life-history divergence |
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5 Evolution of unisexual reproduction |
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PART II Evolutionary ecology |
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6 Evolutionary and plastic responses to resource availability |
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9 Community assembly and mode of reproduction: predicting the distribution of livebearing fishes |
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10 Speciation and hybridization |
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Francisco J. Garcia de Leon |
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11 Living in extreme environments |
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12 Evolutionary conservation biology |
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Sujan M. Henkanaththegedara |
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PART III Behavior and cognition |
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14 Innovation and social learning |
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16 Predation risk and decision making in poeciliid prey |
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17 Precopulatory sexual selection |
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18 Postcopulatory sexual selection |
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209 | (9) |
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20 Information societies: communication networks and sexual selection |
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218 | (10) |
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228 | (15) |
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22 Genetic variation in natural populations |
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23 Genetics of male guppy color patterns |
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24 A primer of sex determination |
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25 Evolutionary genetics and molecular ecology of the major histocompatibility complex genes |
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285 | (16) |
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27 Integrative commentary on Ecology and Evolution of Poeciliid Fishes |
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| References cited |
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| Contributors |
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| Author Index |
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| Taxonomic Index |
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| Subject Index |
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Jonathan P. Evans is a research fellow at the University of Western Australia's Centre for Evolutionary Biology. Andrea Pilastro is associate professor of zoology at the University of Padova. Ingo Schlupp is associate professor of zoology at the University of Oklahoma and adjunct professor of integrative biology at the University of Texas at Austin.
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