Parallel evolution leads to reduced shoaling behavior in two cave dwelling populations of Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-297

  Plath, Martin ^a,b   Schlupp, Ingo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cave fish; Cave molly; Food competition; Group living; Predator avoidance

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAVE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; PARALLEL EVOLUTION;

CUEVA LUNA AZUFRE; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

AMBLYOPSIDAE; AVES; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; PISCES; POECILIA; POECILIA MEXICANA; POECILIIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 45749091381     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-007-9291-9     Document Type: Article

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