Sketch book page showing pencil drawings of a male Xiphophorus birchmannj and male Poecilia salvatoris.

Couple poeciliid sketches for #SundayFishSketch
Xiphophorus birchmanni and Poecilia salvatoris
#poeciliidae #SciArt

New research - Population-level genetic divergence and phylogenetic placement of Mexican shortfin #mollies (#𝑀𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑎: #𝑃𝑜𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑎: #Poeciliidae). published in @Neotropi journal. #Molly #Livebearers
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A new study finds resource competition explains rare #cannibalism in the wild in livebearing #fishes. #Poeciliid #Poecilia #Gambusia #Poeciliidae
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A phylogeny of the genus 𝐿𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑎 (Teleostei: #Poeciliidae) suggests a single-lake radiation nested in a #Caribbean-wide allopatric #speciation scenario.
#Limia #livebearers #Poecilid
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The evolution of the placenta in #poeciliid fishes.

Species in the livebearing #fish family #Poeciliidae have independently evolved placentas numerous times while retaining closely related non-placental sister species.



Photo: Loury Cédric, CC WikiMedia

Predator environment does not predict life history in the morphologically constrained livebearing fish - Alfaro cultratus (#Cyprinodontiformes: #Poeciliidae)
#fish #livebearers #teamfish

#Biogeography of the West Indies: A complex scenario for species radiations in terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Photo shows #Girardinus metallicus 'Yellow Throat'
#fish #teamfish #livebearers #Poeciliidae

A phylogeny of the genus Limia (#Cyprinodontiformes : #Poeciliidae) suggests a single-lake radiation nested in a Caribbean-wide allopatric speciation scenario
#fish #teamfish #livebearers #haiti