Polymorphic MHC loci in an asexual fish, the amazon molly (Poecilia formosa; Poeciliidae)

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 5220-5230 ◽  
Author(s):  
HELMUT SCHASCHL ◽  
MICHAEL TOBLER ◽  
MARTIN PLATH ◽  
DUSTIN J. PENN ◽  
INGO SCHLUPP
Keyword(s):  
Amazon Molly ◽  
Poecilia Formosa

Differences in resource assimilation between the unisexual Amazon molly, Poecilia formosa (Poeciliidae) and its sexual host (Poecilia latipinna)

2013 ◽  
Vol 97 (8) ◽  
pp. 875-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Alberici da Barbiano ◽  
Reginald J. Robinson ◽  
Michael Tobler ◽  
Andrea S. Aspbury ◽  
Caitlin R. Gabor
Keyword(s):  
Poecilia Latipinna ◽  
Amazon Molly ◽  
Poecilia Formosa

Male mating behaviour of a molly, Poecilia latipunctata : a third host for the sperm-dependent Amazon molly, Poecilia formosa

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Niemeitz ◽  
Ralf Kreutzfeldt ◽  
Manfred Schartl ◽  
Jakob Parzefall ◽  
Ingo Schlupp
Keyword(s):  
Mating Behaviour ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Amazon Molly ◽  
Poecilia Formosa

A haploid-diploid-triploid mosaic of the Amazon molly, Poecilia formosa

2007 ◽  
Vol 119 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 131-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.P. Lampert ◽  
C. Steinlein ◽  
M. Schmid ◽  
P. Fischer ◽  
M. Schartl
Keyword(s):  
Amazon Molly ◽  
Poecilia Formosa

The development of thyroid neoplasia in old age in the amazon molly, Poecilia formosa

1977 ◽  
Vol 12 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 193-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.D. Woodhead ◽  
R.B. Setlow ◽  
R.W. Hart
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Amazon Molly ◽  
Poecilia Formosa ◽  
Thyroid Neoplasia

Dispensable and indispensable genes in an ameiotic fish, the Amazon molly Poecilia formosa

1998 ◽  
Vol 80 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 193-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Schlupp ◽  
I. Nanda ◽  
M. Döbler ◽  
D.K. Lamatsch ◽  
J.T. Epplen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amazon Molly ◽  
Poecilia Formosa

The Occurrence of Superfetation in the Amazon Molly, Poecilia formosa, and Its Related Sexual Species

Copeia ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 1983 (4) ◽  
pp. 969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Monaco ◽  
Ellen M. Rasch ◽  
Joseph S. Balsano
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Species ◽  
Amazon Molly ◽  
Poecilia Formosa

scholarly journals Phenotypic Variation in an Asexual-Sexual Fish System: Visual Lateralization

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison D. Connelly ◽  
Michael J. Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Population Increase ◽  
Sexual System ◽  
Poecilia Mexicana ◽  
Sailfin Molly ◽  
Amazon Molly ◽  
Poecilia Formosa ◽  
San Marcos ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Sailfin Mollies

Sexual reproduction is nearly ubiquitous in the vertebrate world, yet its evolution and maintenance remain a conundrum due to the cost of males. Conversely, asexually reproducing species should enjoy a twofold population increase and thus replace sexual species all else being equal, but the prevalence of asexual species is rare. However, stable coexistence between asexuals and sexuals does occur and can shed light on the mechanisms asexuals may use in order to persist in this sex-dominated world. The asexual Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa) is required to live in sympatry with one of its sexual sperm hosts –sailfin molly (Poecilia latipinna) and Atlantic molly (Poecilia mexicana)—and are ecological equivalents to their host species in nearly every way except for reproductive method. Here, we compare the visual lateralization between Amazon mollies and sailfin mollies from San Marcos, Texas. Neither Amazon mollies nor sailfin mollies exhibited a significant eye bias. Additionally, Amazon mollies exhibited similar levels of variation in visual lateralization compared to the sailfin molly. Further investigation into the source of this variation –clonal lineages or plasticity—is needed to better understand the coexistence of this asexual-sexual system.

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