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Fundulidae

Known as: Topminnows 
Family of small, surface-dwelling fish that inhabit fresh and brackish waters, and coastal marine areas.
National Institutes of Health

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FundulusFundulus heteroclitusGulf Killifish
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
THE EVOLUTIONARY RADIATION OF DIVERSE OSMOTOLERANT PHYSIOLOGIES IN KILLIFISH (FUNDULUS SP.)
  • A. Whitehead
  • Evolution; international journal of organic…
  • 2010
  • Corpus ID: 23354536
Fish have radiated to exploit diverse habitats, but little is known about the evolutionary lability and directionality of… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The costs of hemispheric specialization in a fish
Laboratory and field studies have documented better cognitive performance associated with marked hemispheric specialization in… 
2006
2006
Ex situ evaluation of impacts of invasive mosquitofish on the imperiled Barrens topminnow
Central to the protection of native species is an understanding of impacts of actual or potential invasive species and also the… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Decline of the Frecklebelly Madtom in the Pearl River Based on Contemporary and Historical Surveys
Abstract The Pearl River has experienced numerous human-caused disturbances since the 1950s, including completion of a navigation… 
2004
2004
Conservation genetics in aquatic species: General approaches and case studies in fishes and springsnails of arid lands
Abstract.Many aquatic species have become endangered because of the elimination and fragmentation of their habitat, human… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Using microsatellite and MHC variation to identify species, ESUs, and MUs in the endangered Sonoran topminnow
Highly variable loci can provide insight into the recognition of species, evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) and management… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Effects of Hypoxia on Fish Assemblages in a Vegetated Waterbody
We evaluated fish species composition relative to dissolved oxygen concentrations in Mercer Bayou, a vegetated impoundment in… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Variation in heat shock proteins within tropical and desert species of poeciliid fishes.
The 70-kilodalton heat shock protein (hsp70) family of molecular chaperones, which contains both stress-inducible and normally… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Cytochrome P4501A induction in tissues, including olfactory epithelium, of topminnows (Poeciliopsis spp.) by waterborne benzo[a]pyrene.
Topminnows of the genus Poeciliopsis are susceptible to hepatocarcinogenesis by waterborne exposure to procarcinogenic polycyclic… 
1987
1987
Uptake, toxicity, and distribution of benzo[a]pyrene and monooxygenase induction in the topminnows Poeciliopsis monacha and Poeciliopsis lucida.
Poeciliopsis lucida and Poeciliopsis monacha are freshwater viviparous fishes susceptible to tumorigenesis by brief exposure to… 
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