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Poecilia mexicana

Known as: shortfin molly 
National Institutes of Health

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2012
2012
A New Genus and Species of Cestode (Rhinebothriidea) from Mobula kuhlii (Rajiformes: Mobulidae) from Malaysian Borneo
Abstract: The cestode fauna of the shortfin devilray, Mobula kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) was examined for the first time. The… 
2011
2011
Giant water bug (Belostoma sp.) predation on a cave fish (Poecilia mexicana): effects of female body size and gestational state
Background: Predation is an important driver of life-history trait evolution. Fish predators may prey selectively on certain prey… 
2008
2008
The evolutionary ecology of poecilia mexicana in the cueva del azufre system effects of abiotic and biotic environmental conditions
Caves, with their divergent environmental conditions, provide some of the most unusual habitats on earth and harbor a diversity… 
2007
2007
Sex recognition in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic molly females (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei): influence of visual and non-visual cues
Cave fishes need to rely on non-visual senses, such as the sense of smell or the lateral line to communicate in darkness. In the… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Choosy males from the underground: male mating preferences in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana)
Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana) inhabit a variety of surface habitats, but they also occur in a sulfur cave in southern… 
2006
2006
Variability in troglomorphic adaptations of a Mexican cavefish, Poecilia mexicana, from Tabasco, Mexico
The cavefish Poecilia mexicana, earlier known as Poecilia sphenops, is a live-bearing toothcarp or molly found only in Cueva de… 
2005
2005
Homosexual behaviour in a cavernicolous fish, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei) Homosexuelles Verhalten bei einem höhlenbewohnenden Fisch, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)
Zusammenfassung: Wir haben das Sexualverhalten (Nippen) von Mannchen eines hohlenbewohnenden Zahnkarpflings (Poecilia mexicana… 
2004
2004
Size-dependent male mating behaviour in the Cave molly , Poecilia mexicana ( Poeciliidae , Teleostei )
We investigated male mating behaviour in a population of Poecilia mexicana from a Mexican limestone cave. A previous study has… 
2003
2003
Persistence of a visually mediated mating preference in the Cave molly, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)
In mollies (genus Poecilid), females typically prefer to mate with larger males. Often females use visual information to assess… 
2002
2002
Patterns of Inheritance of Mating Signals in Interspecific Hybrids between Sailfin and Shortfin Mollies (Poeciliidae: Poecilia: Mollienesia)
Differences in male morphology and mating behaviors are thought to confer species sexual isolation between sailfin and shortfin… 
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