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Ecology and Evolution of Poeciliid Fishes

edited by Jonathan P. Evans, Andrea Pilastro and Ingo Schlupp

University of Chicago Press, 2011
Cloth: 978-0-226-22274-5 | eISBN: 978-0-226-22276-9
Library of Congress Classification QL638.P73E28 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification 597.667

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

The history of biology is populated by numerous model species or organisms. But few vertebrate groups have aided evolutionary and ecological research more than the live-bearing fishes of the family Poeciliidae. Found throughout tropical and subtropical waters, poeciliids exhibit a fascinating variety of reproductive specializations, including viviparity, matrotrophy, unisexual reproduction, and alternative mating strategies, making them ideal models for research on patterns and processes in ecology, behavior, and evolution.

Ecology and Evolution of Poeciliid Fishes is a much-needed overview of the scientific potential and understanding of these live-bearing fishes. Chapters by leading researchers take up a wide range of topics, including the evolution of unisexual reproduction, life in extreme environments, life-history evolution, and genetics. Designed to provide a single and highly approachable reference, Ecology and Evolution of Poeciliid Fishes will appeal to students and specialists interested in all aspects of evolutionary ecology.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Jonathan P. Evans is a research fellow at the University of Western Australia’s Centre for Evolutionary Biology. Andrea Pilastro is associate professor of zoology at the University of Padova. Ingo Schlupp is professor of zoology at the University of Oklahoma and adjunct professor of integrative biology at the University of Texas.

REVIEWS

“This book is an incredible compilation and contribution on the Poeciliidae, which are among the most studied fishes in the world. The coverage is well organized into twenty-seven relevant and informative chapters by cutting-edge scientists. This work will be eagerly awaited by poeciliid and non-poeciliid researchers. There are many topics that will be of interest to the ichthyological community and other vertebrate biologists, as well.”

— Robert C. Cashner, University of New Orleans

“Ecological and evolutionary study of the poeciliid fishes has exploded over the past two decades, inspired in large part by the 1989 volume edited by Meffe and Snelson. Now, Jonathan P. Evans, Andrea Pilastro, and Ingo Schlupp have brought together insightful syntheses of recent advances in a wide range of topics in poeciliid evolution, ecology, and reproductive biology. The ‘future directions’ sections alone of these chapters will be of immense value in inspiring research in coming decades and should be required reading for beginning researchers.”

— Anne E. Houde, Lake Forest College

“Outstanding. . . . [Ecology and Evolution of Poeciliid Fishes] is an excellent addition to the ichthyology library.”

— L. A. Jawad, Journal of Fish Biology

“An excellent volume. . . . Finding these papers all in one book gives the reader a different perspective and context to the entirety of the wonderful world of these diverse, amazing fishes. Highly recommended.”

— P. Chakrabarty, Choice

“[A]n outstanding compilation of contributions by the leading scientists in poeciliid research.”

— Wilfredo A. Matamoros, Copeia

“[A]n indispensible reference for workers in the field. . . . The editors, individual contributors, and the publisher are to be congratulated for producing an attractive volume that is up to date, pertinent, rich in information, and many of whose chapters clearly delineate productive pathways for future work.”

— Bruce J. Turner, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Quarterly Review of Biology

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I. Reproductive Biology and Life History

1 Gonads, genitals, and reproductive biology

Hartmut Greven

2 Matrotrophy

Edie Marsh-Matthews

3 Variation and evolution of reproductive strategies

Marcelo N. Pires, Amanda Banet, Bart J.A. Pollux, and David N. Reznick

4 Ecological drivers of life-history divergence

Jerald B. Johnson and Justin C. Bagley

5 Evolution of unisexual reproduction

Ingo Schlupp and Rüdiger Riesch

Part II. Evolutionary Ecology

6 Evolutionary and plastic responses to resource availability

Gregory F. Grether and Gita R. Kolluru

7 Sensory ecology

Seth William Coleman

8 Poeciliid parasites

Joanne Cable

9 Community assembly and mode of reproduction: predicting the distribution of livebearing fishes

Joel C. Trexler, Donald L. DeAngelis, and Jiang Jiang

10 Speciation and hybridization

Gil G. Rosenthal and Francisco J. Garcia de León

11 Living in extreme environments

Michael Tobler and Martin Plath

12 Evolutionary conservation biology

Craig A. Stockwell and Sujan M. Henkanaththegedara

Part III. Behavior and Cognition

13 Group living

Jens Krause, Richard James, and Darren P. Croft

14 Innovation and social learning

Mike M. Webster and Kevin N. Laland

15 Cognition

Angelo Bisazza

16 Predation risk and decision making in poeciliid prey

Jennifer L. Kelley and Culum Brown

Part IV. Sexual Selection

17 Precopulatory sexual selection

Oscar Rios-Cardenas and Molly Morris

18 Postcopulatory sexual selection

Jonathan P. Evans and Andrea Pilastro

19 Sexual coercion

Anne E. Magurran

20 Information societies: communication networks and sexual selection

Matt Druen and Lee A. Dugatkin

21 Genital evolution

R. Brian Langerhans

Part V. Genetics

22 Genetic variation in natural populations

Felix Breden and Anna K. Lindholm

23 Genetics of male guppy color patterns

Robert C. Brooks and Erik Postma

24 A primer of sex determination

Manfred Schartl, Delphine Galiana-Arnoux, Christina Schultheis, Astrid Böhne, and Jean-Nicolas Volff

25 Evolutionary genetics and molecular ecology of the major histocompatability complex genes

Mark McMullan and Cock van Oosterhout

26 Oncogenetics

Manfred Schartl and Svenja Meierjohann

Part VI. Conclusions

27 Integrative commentary on Ecology and Evolution of Poeciliid Fishes

John A. Endler

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