The evolution of placentas and superfetation in the fish genus Poecilia (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae: Subgenera Micropoecilia and Acanthophacelus)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 784-796

  PIres, Marcelo N ^a   Arendt, Jeff ^a   Reznick, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex traits; Guppy; Life history; Matrotrophy; Placentotrophy; Reproductive adaptations

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CYPRINID; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL CARE; REPRODUCTION;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; EUTHERIA; MICROPOECILIA; MYA; PISCES; POECILIA; POECILIA RETICULATA; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 77952794691     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01391.x     Document Type: Article

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