Differences in thermal tolerance in coexisting sexual and asexual mollies (poecilia, poeciliidae, teleostei)

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1662-1668

  Fischer, C ^a   Schlupp, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Gynogenesis; Maintenance of sex; Poecilia formosa; Poecilia latipinna; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; POECILIA; REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL; SEASONS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; PISCES; POECILIA; POECILIA FORMOSA; POECILIA LATIPINNA; POECILIIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 65449140542     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02214.x     Document Type: Article

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