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Poecilia

Known as: Poecilias 
A genus of livebearing cyprinodont fish comprising the guppy and molly. Some species are virtually all female and depend on sperm from other species… 
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Male mate choice and sperm allocation in a sexual/asexual mating complex of Poecilia (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)
Male mate choice is critical for understanding the evolution and maintenance of sexual/asexual mating complexes involving sperm… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Predator choice in the field; grouping guppies, Poecilia reticulata, receive more attacks
Capture success of many predator species has been shown to decrease with increasing prey group size and it is therefore suggested… 
2004
2004
Absence of female conspecifics induces homosexual behaviour in male guppies
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Studies of masculinization, detoxification, and oxidative stress responses in guppies (Poecilia reticulata) exposed to effluent from a pulp mill.
Potential masculinization, detoxification, and oxidative stress responses were assessed in domesticated female guppies (Poecilia… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The Suitability of Calcein to Mark Poeciliid Fish and a New Method of Detection
Abstract The suitability of calcein as a marker for population studies depends on (1) the assumption that marked individuals have… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
The relationship between male ornamentation and swimming performance in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata
SummaryThe objective of this study was to determine if three male ornaments in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata) were reliable… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Dynamics of the TIT FOR TAT strategy during predator inspection in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
SummaryOne well-known solution to the iterated Prisoner's Dilemma is the TIT FOR TAT strategy. This strategy has three… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
The ethological basis of mate choice in male threespine sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculeatus
1981
1981
Lead uptake and release in an experimental trophic chain.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Geographic variation in the responses of guppies (Poecilia reticulata) to aerial predators
SummaryArtificial aerial predators elicit different responses from two geographically isolated populations of Trinidad guppies… 
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