Sex Recognition in Surface and Cave Dwelling Male Atlantic Mollies Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)

Animals colonizing lightless subterranean habitats can no longer rely on visual signals to find mating partners. In the present study, we investigated the ability of males to recognize females in two surface and a cave dwelling population of a livebearing fish, Poecilia mexicana. In surface populati...

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Veröffentlicht in:Behaviour. - Brill, 1947. - 140(2003), 6, Seite 765-781
Weitere Verfasser: Parzefall, Jakob, Schlupp, Ingo
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2003
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Behaviour
Schlagworte:Sex recognition Poecilia Cave fish Lateral line Behavioral sciences Physical sciences Mathematics Social sciences Business Biological sciences Applied sciences