Poecilia mexicana
Steindachner 1863
Redrawn by Rhian Kendall from Peters, Peters, Parzefall and Wilkens (1973)
| ORDER | SUB-ORDER | FAMILY |
|---|---|---|
| Cyprinodontiformes | Cyprinodontoidei | Poeciliidae |
Note
Gordon and Rosen (1962) gave an account of a poeciliid fish from the Cueva del Azufre, Tabasco, México, which had been known about since at least 1896 (R. R. Miller pers. comm.). Although exhibiting variable degrees of depigmentation and eye loss, it was their opinion that it did not differ significantly from epigean fishes in the area to merit specific distinction and was referred to Poecilia sphenops. Detailed studies of P. sphenops (Schultz and Miller 1971) have shown it to be a complex of several species, and the cave form is now known to be close to Poecilia mexicana, a widespread epigean species of the Atlantic slope of Central America. The following details refer only to the cave form.
Synonyms
Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1846
Mollienisia sphenops (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1846) Regan 1913
These names have been used interchangeably by several authors. Reddell (1981:243) provides a full list and bibliography to that time.
Country
MéxicoTypes
USNM 132262 (104 young (y) to adult (a) specimens), 132263 (9 y to a), 132264 (51 y to a), 132265 (35 y to a), 132266 (79 y to a); AMNH 20394 (85 y to a, Chamber X), 20395 (159 y to a, Chamber VB), 20396 (123 y to a, between Chamber V and VI), 20397 (101 y to a, Chamber IIB), 20398 (89 y to a , Chambers II and III), 20399 (217 y to a, mouth of cave) (From Gordon and Rosen 1962).
Distribution
“Type” locality: Cueva del Azufre, Arroyo del Solpho, near Tapijulapa, Tabasco, México (17o 27’N, 92o 46’W). Langecker, Wilkens and Parzefall (1996) call this cave Cueva de las Sardinas. A third name, Cueva de Villa Luz, has been used more recently by Lavoie, Northup and Boston (1998), Palmer and Palmer (1998) and Hose and Pisarowicz (1999). Also known from Luna Azufre in the same area.
Habitat
Cueva del Azufre is about 300m long and carries a small but swift stream which is a turbid milky-blue colour, caused by either suspended Calcium sulphate (Gordon and Rosen 1962) or colloidal Sulphur (Martin Plath pers. comm.). There are a number of inlets within the cave, some of them of clear water. It contains large colonies of a Beggiatoa-like bacterium which metabolise hydrogen sulphide in the water. These bacterial colonies provide a rich food supply for the cave fishes and for many chironomid diptera (Tendipes fuvipilus) which live in the cave. This ecosystem is one of only a few confirmed cases where chemolithotrophic primary production forms the base of the food web (Kinkle and Kane 2000, Sarbu 2000), and the only one having a fish as part of its community. Details of the habitat are primarily from Langecker, Wilkens and Parzefall (1996). Similar details are provided by Lavoie, Northup and Boston (1998). This cave has the richest subterranean fauna in Mexico with 169 identified species (Palacios-Vargas et al. 2014-2015)
Systematics
This fish is currently considered as a hypogean population of the epigean species Poecilia mexicana. It shares this status with Astyanax jordani, Garra barreimiae and Indoreonectes evezardi. In each of these cases the autapomorphies associated with a subterranean life are considered as less important than the plesiomorphies shared with the, probable, epigean sister species. I do not believe that this is an enlightening state of affairs since in all of these cases the autapomorphies are more that sufficient to diagnose these taxa, allowing us to consider each as a perfectly good species, albeit one which has not yet developed reproductive isolation. I would urge systematists of the Poeciliidae to consider promoting this animal to its own species. (See also discussion under Astyanax jordani).
It seems possible that hybridisation between the epigean fishes and those in the cave is still continuing (Langecker, Wilkens and Parzefall 1996).
Conservation Status
TMP [NE]
Museum Holdings
As above plus: USNM 131176, 132121‑132124, USNM 47687, adult female. (This specimen was received by the USNM in the winter of 1896 from A. Duges. It is probably from the same site (R. R. Miller pers. comm.)) UMMZ 209328 59 specimens 11mm ‑ 53mm SL including 8 mature males. Many specimens at Zoologisches Institut und Zoologisches Museum, Universitat Hamburg, Martin‑Luther‑King‑Platz 3, D‑2000, Hamburg 13, Germany.
Manchester Museum (UK) D1293.3 male
Manchester Museum (UK) D1293.4 female
Manchester Museum (UK) D1293.5 male
Manchester Museum (UK) D1293.6 female
Manchester Museum (UK) D1293.7 male
Manchester Museum (UK) D1293.8 female
All specimens ex-University of Hamburg captive breeding population
Internet Resources
Genome https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/14658
Key References
This species is the second most studied subterranean fish after Astyanax jordani and the literature is very large. Anyone working with this species, or taking a serious interest in it, will need to follow the primary literature which is published across a very wide array of scientific journals. Those people starting out in research on the cave populations of Poecilia mexicana, and those with a passing interest, will have to read and fully digest the principle reviews of its biology and habitat. These are:
Parzefall (2001) - A review of morphological and behavoural changes in the cave molly, Poecilia mexicana, from Tabasco, Mexcio
Tobler (2008) - The evolutionary ecology of the cave molly (Poecilia mexicana) from the Cueva del Azufre system effects of abiotic and biotic environmental conditions
Plath and Tobler (2010) - Subterranean fishes of Mexico (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae)
Tobler and Plath (2011) - Living in extreme environments
Rosales-Lagarde (2012) - Investigation of karst brackish-sulfidic springs and their role in the hydrogeology, subsurface water-rock interactions, and speleogenesis at northern Sierra de Chiapas
Rosales-Lagarde (2013) - Sulfidic karst springs and speleogenesis in the Sierra de Chiapas
Riesch, Tobler and Plath (2015) - Hydrogen sulphide-toxic habitats
Plath, Tobler and Riesch (2015) - Extremophile fishes: An introduction
Tobler, Riesch and Plath (2015) - Extremophile fishes: An integrative synthesis
Niemiller and Soares (2015) - Cave environments
Hose and Rosales-Lagarde (2017) - Sulfur-rich caves of southern Tabasco, Mexico
Tobler et al. 2018 - Extreme environments and the origins of biodiversity: Adaptation and speciation in sulphide spring fishes
Ghedotti, Davis and Echelle (2020) - Poeciliidae: Livebearers (large book chapter review)
Selected bibliography
- Steindachner, F. (1863)
- Alvarez del Villar, J. (1948)
- Gordon, M.S. and Rosen, D.E. (1962)
- Peters, N. and Peters, G. (1968)
- Schultz, R.J. and Miller, R.R. (1971)
- Zeiske, E. (1971)
- Peters, G. (1973)
- Peters, N., Peters, G., Parzefall, J. and Wilkens, H. (1973)
- Parzefall, J. (1973)
- Parzefall, J. (1974)
- Parzefall, J. (1979)
- Brett, B. L. H., Turner, B. J. and Miller, R. R. (1980)
- Reddell, J. R. (1981)
- Beauchamp, R.O., Bus, J.S., Popp, C.S., Boreiko, C.J. and Andjelkovich, D.A. (1984)
- Parzefall, J. (1989)
- Parzefall, J. (1989)
- Parzefall, J. (1992)
- Kraus, C (1992)
- Parzefall, J. (1993)
- Palacios-Vargas, J.G. (1994)
- Parzefall, J., Gagelmann, U. and Schartl, M. (1997)
- Palmer, A.N. and Palmer, M.V. (1998)
- Palmer, A.N and Palmer, M.V. (1998)
- Lavoie, K.H., Northup, D. and Boston, P. (1998)
- Parzefall, J. (1998)
- Koerner, K.E. (1998)
- Ptacek, NM and Breden, F (1998)
- Hose, L.D. (1999)
- Hose, L.D. and Pisarowicz, J.A. (1999)
- Korner, KE (1999)
- Parzefall, J. (19xx)
- Hose, L.D., Palmer, A.N., Palmer, M.V., Northup, D.E., Boston, P.J. and Duchene, H.R. (2000)
- Ghedotti, M.J. (2000)
- Parzefall, J. (2001)
- Plath, M., Korner, K.E. and Parzefall, J. (2001)
- Plath, M., Korner, K.E., Schlupp, I. and Parzefall, J. (2001)
- Mejia-Ortiz, L.M. and Palacios-Vargas, J.G. (2001)
- Eliot, J. (2001)
- Hose, L.D. (2001)
- Hose, L.D. (2001)
- Estrada, D. and Palacios-Vargas, J.G. (2002)
- Plath, M., Schlupp, I. and Parzefall, J. (2002)
- Dieterich, M and Lavoie, K (2002)
- Plath, M., Korner, K.E., Parzefall, J. and Schlupp, I. (2003)
- Plath, M., Parzefall, J. and Schlupp, I. (2003)
- Plath, M., Wiedemann, K., Parzefall, J. and Schlupp, I. (2003)
- Lucinda, P.H.F. (2003)
- Spilde, M.N., Fischer, P.R., Northup, D.E., Turin, H.J. and Boston, P.J. (2004)
- Arndt, M., Parzefall, J. and Plath, M. (2004)
- Plath, M., Arndt, M., Parzefall, J. and Schlupp, I. (2004)
- Plath, M., Brummer, A. and Schlupp, I. (2004)
- Plath, M., Parzefall, J., Korner, K.E. and Schlupp, I. (2004)
- Timmermann, M., Schlupp, I. and Plath, M. (2004)
- Plath, M., Wiedemann, K. and Parzefall, J. (2004)
- Plath, M, Tobler, M and Schlupp, I (2004)
- Northup, D.E., Turner, A.L., Spilde, M.N., Boston, P.J., Alvarado, A. and Hose, L.D. (2005)
- Plath, M, Heubel, KU and Schlupp, I (2005)
- Riesch, R., Arndt, M. and Plath, M. (2005)
- Tobler, M, Wiedemann, K and Plath, M (2005)
- Estrada-Bárcenas, D. (2005)
- Hose, L.D. (2005)
- Plath, M., Korner, K.E., Moller, A. and Schlupp, I. (2005)
- Plath, M, Heubel, FJ, Garcia de Leon, FJ and Schlupp, I (2005)
- Tobler, M, Burmeister, H, Schlupp, I and Plath, M (2006)
- Plath, M, Tobler, M, Riesch, R, Garcia de Leon, FJ and Schlupp, I (2006)
- Plath, M., Seggel, U., Burmeister, H., Heubel, F.J. and Schlupp, I. (2006)
- Riesch, R, Schlupp, I and Plath, M (2006)
- Boston, P.J., Hose, L.D., Northup, D.E. and Spilde, M.N. (2006)
- Riesch, R, Schlupp, I, Tobler, M, Garcia de Leon, FJ and Plath, M (2006)
- Dieterich, M and Lavoie, K (2006)
- Tobler, M., Schlupp, I., Heubel, K.U., Riesch, R., Garcia de Leon, F.J., Giere, O. and Plath, M. (2006)
- Arendt, J. and Reznick, D. (2007)
- Tobler, M, Schlupp, I, Garcia de Leon, FJ, Glaubrecht, M and Plath, M (2007)
- Plath, M., Schlupp, I., Parzefall, J. and Riesch, R. (2007)
- Tobler, M., Schlupp, I. and Plath, M. (2007)
- Engel, A.S. (2007)
- Parzefall, J., Kraus, C., Tobler, M., and Plath, M. (2007)
- Plath, M., Hauswaldt, J.S., Moll, K., Tobler, M., Garcia de Leon, F.J., Schlupp, I. and Tiedemann, R. (2007)
- Plath, M. and Tobler, M. (2007)
- Plath, M., Tobler, M., Riesch, R., Garcia de Leon, F.J., Giere, O. and Schlupp, I. (2007)
- Franssen, Courtney M.; Tobler, Michael; Riesch, Rudiger; et al. (2008)
- Tobler, M., DeWitt, T.J., Schlupp, I., Garcia de Leon, F.J., Herrmann, R., Feulner, R.G.D., Tiedemann, R. and Plath, M. (2008)
- Plath, M., Tobler, M., Klawonn, O. and Parzefall, J. (2008)
- Parzefall, J and Plath, M (2008)
- Plath, M (2008)
- Schulz-Mirbach, T., Stransky, C., Schlickeisen, J. and Reichenbacher, B. (2008)
- Tobler, M. (2008)
- Plath, M and Schlupp, I (2008)
- Tobler, M, Riesch, R, Garcia de Leon, FJ, Schlupp, I and Plath, M (2008)
- Plath, M., Stange, D., Riesch, R. and Oetken, M. (2009)
- Palacios-Vargas, J.G. (2009)
- Tobler, M., Riesch, R., Tobler, C.M. and Plath, M. (2009)
- Tobler, M, Riesch, R, Tobler, CM, Schulz-Mirbach, T and Plath, M (2009)
- Riesch, R., Duwe, V., Hermann, N., Padur, L., Ramm, A., Scharnweber, K., Schulte, M., Schulz-Mirbach, T., Ziege, M. and Plath, M. (2009)
- Riesch, R, Tobler, M, Plath, M and Schlupp, I (2009)
- Tobler, M. and Plath, M. (2009)
- Timmermann, M and Plath, M (2009)
- Tobler, M and Plath, M (2009)
- Hose, L.D. (2009)
- Riesch, R., Plath, M., Schlupp, I. and Marsh-Matthews, E. (2010)
- Tobler, M., Coleman, S.W., Perkins, B.D. and Rosenthal, G.G. (2010)
- Horstkotte, J., Riesch, R., Plath, M. and Jager, P. (2010)
- Plath, M, Reis, R. E., A, Oranth, J, Dzienko, N, Karau, A, Schießl, S, Stadler, A, Wigh, C, Zimmer, Arias Rodriguez, Lenin, I, Schlupp and M, Tobler (2010)
- Riesch, R.W., Oranth, A., Dzienko, J., Karau, N., Schiel, A., Stadler, S., Wigh, A., Zimmer, C., Arias-Rodriguez L., Schlupp, I. and Plath, M. (2010)
- Riesch, R., Plath, M., Garcia de Leon, F.J. and Schlupp, I. (2010)
- Riesch, R, Plath, M and Schlupp, I (2010)
- Tobler, M., Culumber, Z.W., Plath, M., Winemiller, K.O. and Rosenthal, G.G. (2010)
- Plath, M., Hermann, B., Schröder, C., Riesch, R., Tobler, M., García de León, F.J., Schlupp I. and Tiedeman, R. (2010)
- Plath, M, Richter, S, Schlupp, I and Tiedemann, R (2010)
- Plath, M. and Tobler, M. (2010)
- Schulz-Mirbach, T, Ladich, F and Riesch, R (2010)
- Bierbach, D., Kronmarck, C., Hennige-Schulz, C., Stadler, S. and Plath, M. (2011)
- Schulz-Mirbach, T., Heß, M. and Plath, M. (2011)
- Palacios-Vargas, J.G., Castano-Meneses, G. and Estrada, D.A. (2011)
- Klaus, S and Plath, M (2011)
- Riesch, R, Plath, M and Schlupp, I (2011)
- Riesch,R., Schlupp, I., Langerhans, R.B. and Plath, M. (2011)
- Tobler, M., Palacios, M., Chapman, L. J., Mitrofanov, I., Bierbach, D., Plath, M. and Mateos, M. (2011)
- Köhler, A., Hildenbrand, P., Schleucher, E., Riesch, R., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Streit, B. and Plath, M. (2011)
- Mejia, R (2011)
- Schulz-Mirbach, T., Riesch, R., García de León, F.J. and Plath, M. (2011)
- Riesch, R, Plath, M and Schlupp, I (2011)
- Tobler, M. and Hastings, L. (2011)
- Riesch, R., Plath, M. and Schlupp, I. (2011)
- Plath, M., Riesch, R., Culumber, Z., Streit, B. and Tobler, M. (2011)
- Riesch, R., Schlupp, I., Schleucher, E., Hildenbrand, P., Kohler, A., Arias Rodriguez, L. and Plath, M. (2011)
- Tobler, M and Plath, M (2011)
- Roach, K.A., Tobler, M. and Winemiller, K.O. (2011)
- Rosales Lagarde, L. (2012)
- Bierbach, D., Klein, M., Sassmannshausen, V., Schlupp, I., Riesch, R., Parzefall, J. and Plath, M. (2012)
- Kelley, J.L., Passow, C.N., Plath, M., Rodriguez, L.A., Yee, M.C. and Tobler,M. (2012)
- Riesch, R., Plath, M. and Schlupp, I. (2012)
- Tobler, M., Roach, K., Winemiller, K.O., Morehouse, R.L. and Plath M. (2013)
- Palacios, M., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Plath, M., Eifert, C., Lerp, H., Lamboj, A. and Tobler, M. (2013)
- Schlupp, I., Lamatsch, D.K., Teege, K. and Parzefall, J. (2013)
- Rosales Lagarde, L. (2013)
- Alda, F., Reina, R.G., Doadrio, I., and Bermingham, E. (2013)
- Plath, M., Pfenninger, H., Lerp, R., Riesch, R., Eschenbrenner, C., Slettery, P.A., Bierbach, D.N., Herrmann, Schultze, M, Arias Rodriguez, Lenin, Indy, Passow, C., and Tobler, M. (2013)
- Bierbach, D., Penshorn, M., Hamfler, S., Herbert, D. B., Appel, J., Meyer, P., et al. (2013)
- Schlupp, I., Colston, T. J., Joachim, B. L. and Riesch, R. (2013)
- Bierbach, D., Shulte, M., Hermann, N., Zimmer, C., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Indy, J.R., Riesch, R. and Plath, M. (2013)
- Ruschenbaum, S. and Schlupp, I. (2013)
- Langerhans, R.B. and Riesch, R. (2013)
- Joachim, B.L., Riesch R., and Jeffery, W.R., and Schlupp, I. (2013)
- Eifert, C., Farnworth, M., Schulz-Mirbach, T., Riesch, R., Bierbach, D., Klaus, S., Wurster, A., Tobler, M., Streit, B., Indy, J.R., Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Plath, M. (2014)
- Jourdan, J., Bierbach, D., Riesch, R., Dzienko, J., Karau, N., Oranth, A., Stadler, S., Schießl, A., Wigh, A., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Indy, J.R., Klaus, S., Zimmer, C. and Plath, M. (2014)
- Rosales-Lagarde, L., Boston, P., Campbell, A., Hose, L., Axen, G. and Stafford, K.W. (2014)
- Riesch, R., Plath, M., Schlupp, I., Tobler, M. and Langerhans, R.B. (2014)
- Pfenninger, M., Lerp, H., Tobler, M., Passow, C., Kelley, J.L., Funke, E., Greshake, B., Erkoc, U.K., Berberich, T. and Plath, M. (2014)
- Tobler, M., Plath, M., Riesch, R., Schlupp, I., Grasse, A., Munimanda, G.K., Setzer, C., Penn, D.J. and Moodley, Y. (2014)
- Greenway, R., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Diaz, P. and Tobler, M. (2014)
- Palacios-Vargas, J.G., Juberthie, C. and Reddell, J. (2014-2015)
- Riesch, R, Tobler, CM and Plath, M (2015)
- Plath, M., Tobler, M. and Riesch, R. (2015)
- Tobler, M. and Riesch, R. and Plath, M. (2015)
- Riesch, R., Tobler, M. and Plath, M. (2015)
- Pfenninger, M., Patel, S., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Feldmeyer, B., Riesch, R. and Plath, M. (2015)
- Tobler, M., Scharnweber, K., Greenway, R., Passow, C.N., Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Garcıa-De-Leon, F.J.. (2015)
- Passow, C.N., Greenway, R., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Jeyasingh, P.D. and Tobler, M. (2015)
- Schulz-Mirbach, T.. Eifert, C., Riesch, R. et al. (2016)
- Riesch, R., Reznick, D.N., Plath, M. and Schlupp, I. (2016)
- Jourdan, J., Jordan, M., Zimmer, C., Eifert, C., Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Plath, M. (2016)
- Palacios, M., Voelker, G. and Rodriguez, L.A. (2016)
- Sommer-Trembo, C., Bierbach, D., Arias Rodriguez, L., Verel, Y., Jourdan, J., Zimmer, C. and Plath, M. (2016)
- Kelley, J.L., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Patacsil Martin, D., Yee, M.C., Bustamante, C.D. and Tobler, M. (2016)
- Riesch, R., Tobler, C.M., Lerp, H., Jourdan, J., Doumas, T., Nosil, P., Langerhans, R.B. and Plath, M. (2016)
- Tobler, M., Passow, C.N., Greenway, R., Kelley, J.L. and Shaw, J.H. (2016)
- Culumber, Z.W., Hopper, G.W., Barts, N., Passow, C.N., Morgan, S., Brown, A. andTobler, M. (2016)
- Greenway, R., Drexler, S., Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Tobler, M. (2016)
- Passow, C.N., Henpita, C., Shaw, J.H., Quakenbush, C., Warren, W.C., Schartl, M. and Tobler, M. (2017)
- Reznick, D.N., Furness, A.I., Meredith, R.W. and Springer, M.S. (2017)
- Hose, L.D. and Rosales-Lagarde, L. (2017)
- Barts, N., Greenway, R., Passow, C.N., Arias Rodriguez, L., Kelley, J.L., and Tobler, M. (2017)
- Passow, C.N., Brown, A.P., Kelley, J.L. and Tobler, M. (2017)
- Passow, Courtney N.; Brown, Anthony P.; Arias-Rodriguez, Lenin; et al. (2017)
- Oke, K. B., Rolshausen, G., LeBlond, C. and Hendry, A. P. (2017)
- Passow C.N., Arias-Rodriguez L. and Tobler, M. (2017)
- Brown, A.P., Greenway, R., Morgan, S., Quackenbush, C.R., Giordani, L., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Tobler, M. and Kelley, J.L. (2017)
- Culumber, Z.W. and Tobler, M. (2017)
- Bierbach, D., Lukas. J.A., Bergmann, A., Elsner, K., Höhne, L., Weber, C., Weimar, N., Redriguez, L.A., Mönck, H.J., Nguyen, H., Romanczuk, P., Landgraf, T. and Krause, J. (2018)
- Bierbach, D., Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Plath, M. (2018)
- Tobler, M., Kelley, J.L., Plath, M., and Riesch, R. (2018)
- Torres-Dowdall, J., Karagic, N., Plath, M. and Riesch, R. (2018)
- McGowan, K.L., Passow, C.N., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Tobler, M and Kelley, J.L. (2019)
- Lau, G.Y., Barts, N., Hartley, R.C., Tobler, M., Richards, J.G., Murphy, M.P. and Arndt, S. (2019)
- Torres-Martínez, A., Ruiz de Dios, L., Hernández-Franyutti, A., Uribe, M.C., and Sánchez, W.C. (2019)
- McGowan, K.L., Passow, C.N., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Tobler, M. and Kelley, J.L. (2019)
- Ghedotti, M.J., Davis, M.P. and Echelle, A.A. (2020)
- Riesch, R., Morley, N.J., Jourdan, J., Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Plath, M. (2020)
- Warren, M.L. and Burr, B.M. (2020)
- Camarillo, H., Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Tobler, M. (2020)
- Owens, G.L., Veen, T., Moxley, D.R., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Tobler, M. and Rennison, D.J. (2021)
- Kelley J.L., Desvignes T., McGowan K.L., Perez M., Rodriguez L. A., Brown A.P., . . . and Tobler M. (2021)
- Riesch, R., Curtis, A., Jourdan, J., Schlupp, I. Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Plath, M. (2022)
- Riesch, R. Arriaga, L.R. and Schlupp, I. (2023)
- Wilkens, H. (2023)
- Nobrega, M.D. (2023)
- Greenway, R., De-Kayne., R., .Brown, A.P., Camarillo, H., Delich, C., McGowan, K.L., Nelson, J., Lenin Arias-Rodriguez, Kelley, J.L. and Tobler, M. (2024)
- Perry, B.W., McGowan, K.L., Rodriguez, L.A., Tobler, M. and Kelley, J.L. (2024)
- Barts, N. and Tobler, M. (2024)
- Johnson, E.S., Johnson, S.D., McNemee, R., Greenway, R., Rodriguez, L.A. and Tobler, M. (2024)
- De-Kayne, R., Perry, B.W., McGowan, K.L., Landers, J., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Greenway, R., Rodríguez Peña, C.M., Tobler, M. and Kelley, J.L. (2024)
- Nobrega, M., Greenway, R., Passow, C.N., Rodriguez, L.A. and Tobler, M. (2024)
| Steindachner, F. | Journal Article | 1863 | Beitrage zur Kentniss der Sciaenoiden Brasiliens und der Cyprinodonten Mejicos |
| Alvarez del Villar, J. | Journal Article | 1948 | Descripcion de una nueva especie de Mollienisia capturada en Banos del Azufre, Tabasco (Pisces, Poeciliidae). |
| Gordon, M.S. and Rosen, D.E. | Journal Article | 1962 | A cavernicolous form of the Poeciliid fish Poecilia sphenops from Tabasco, Mexico |
| Peters, N. and Peters, G. | Journal Article | 1968 | Zur genetischen Interpretation morphologischer Gesetzmassigkeiten der degenerativen Evolution. Untersuchungen au Auge einer Hohlenform von Poecilia sphenops (Poeciliidae, Pisces) |
| Schultz, R.J. and Miller, R.R. | Journal Article | 1971 | Species of the Poecilia sphenops complex (Pisces, Poeciliidae) in Mexico |
| Zeiske, E. | Journal Article | 1971 | Ethologische Mechanismen als Voraussetzung fur einen Ubergang zum Hohlenleben. Untersuchungen an Kaspar-Huaser-Mannchen von Poecilia sphenops (Pisces, Poeciliidae) |
| Peters, G. | Journal Article | 1973 | Carateres degeneratifs et constructifs chez une forme cavernicole phylogenetiquement recente de Poecilia sphenops (Pisces, Poeciliidae) |
| Peters, N., Peters, G., Parzefall, J. and Wilkens, H. | Journal Article | 1973 | Uber degenerative und konstructive Merkmale bei einer phylogenetisch jungen Hohlenform von Poecilia sphenops (Pisces, Poeciliidae) |
| Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 1973 | Modifications du comportement de Poecilia sphenops (Pisces, Poeciliidae) consecutives a son passage a la vie cavernicole |
| Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 1974 | Ruckbildung aggressiver verhaltensweisen bei einer Hohlenform von Poecilia sphenops (Pisces, Poeciliidae) |
| Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 1979 | Zur Genetik und biologischen Bedeutung des Aggressionsverhaltens von Poecilia sphenops (Pisces, Poeciliidae). Untersuchungen an Bastarden ober- und unterirdisch lebender Populationen |
| Brett, B. L. H., Turner, B. J. and Miller, R. R. | Journal Article | 1980 | Allozymic divergences among the shortfin mollies of the Poecilia sphenops species comples |
| Reddell, J. R. | Book | 1981 | A review of the cavernicole fauna of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize |
| Beauchamp, R.O., Bus, J.S., Popp, C.S., Boreiko, C.J. and Andjelkovich, D.A. | Journal Article | 1984 | A critical review of the literature on hydrogen sulfide |
| Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 1989 | Sexual and Aggressive Behaviour in Species Hybrids of Poecilia mexicana and Poecilia velifera (Pisces, Poeciliidae) |
| Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 1989 | Aggressive and sexual behaviour in species hybrids of Poecilia mexicana and Poecilia velifera |
| Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 1992 | Schooloing behaviour in population hybrids of Astyanax fasciatus and Poecilia mexicana (Pisces, Characidae and Poeciliidae) |
| Kraus, C | Thesis | 1992 | Zur Biologie sowie zum Verhalten der phylogenetisch jungen Hohlenpopulation von Poecilia mexicana (Pisces: Poeciliidae) unter besonderer Berucksichtigung phototaktischen Verhaltens |
| Parzefall, J. | Book Section | 1993 | Schooling behaviour in population hybrids of Astyanax fasciatus and Poecilia mexicana (Pisces, Characidae) |
| Palacios-Vargas, J.G. | Book Section | 1994 | Mexique |
| Parzefall, J., Gagelmann, U. and Schartl, M. | Journal Article | 1997 | Aggressive behaviour and optomotor response in different populations of Poecilia mexicana (Pisces:Poeciliidae) |
| Palmer, A.N. and Palmer, M.V. | Journal Article | 1998 | Geochemistry of Cueva de Villa Luz, Mexico, an active H2S cave |
| Palmer, A.N and Palmer, M.V. | Conference Paper | 1998 | Geochemistry of Cueva de Villa Luz, Mexico, an active H2S cave |
| Lavoie, K.H., Northup, D. and Boston, P. | Journal Article | 1998 | Preliminary report on the biology of Cueva de Villa Luz, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 1998 | Female choice in cave living and epigean populations of Poecilia mexicana (Pisces, Poeciliidae) |
| Koerner, K.E. | Journal Article | 1998 | Maintenance of visual pigments in a cave living population of Poecilia mexicana (Pisces, Poeciliidae) |
| Ptacek, NM and Breden, F | Journal Article | 1998 | Phylogenetic relationships among the mollies (Poeciliidae: Poecilia: Mollienesia group) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences |
| Hose, L.D. | Journal Article | 1999 | Cave of the sulphur eaters |
| Hose, L.D. and Pisarowicz, J.A. | Journal Article | 1999 | Cueva de Villa Luz, Tabasco, Mexico: Reconnaissance study of an active sulfur spring cave and ecosystem |
| Korner, KE | Thesis | 1999 | Zur sexuellen Selektion hohlenbender Atlantikkarpflinge (Poecilia mexicana Sreindachner, 1863) |
| Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 19xx | Zur struktur und Funktion der Schuppenfortsatze bei [males] von Poecilia sphenops |
| Hose, L.D., Palmer, A.N., Palmer, M.V., Northup, D.E., Boston, P.J. and Duchene, H.R. | Journal Article | 2000 | Microbiology and geochemistry in a hydrogen-sulphide-rich karst environment |
| Ghedotti, M.J. | Journal Article | 2000 | Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of the poecilioid fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) |
| Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 2001 | A review of morphological and behavoural changes in the cave molly, Poecilia mexicana, from Tabasco, Mexcio |
| Plath, M., Korner, K.E. and Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 2001 | Sex recognition and female preferences of cave mollies Poecilia mexicana during the sexual cycle |
| Plath, M., Korner, K.E., Schlupp, I. and Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 2001 | Sex recognition and female preferences of cave mollies poecilia mexicana in light and darkness |
| Mejia-Ortiz, L.M. and Palacios-Vargas, J.G. | Journal Article | 2001 | Estigofauna de la Cueva de las Sardinas, Tabasci, Mexico |
| Eliot, J. | Journal Article | 2001 | Deadly haven: Mexico’s poisonous cave |
| Hose, L.D. | Journal Article | 2001 | "La Ceremonia de la Pesca" in Cueva de Villa Luz, Mexico |
| Hose, L.D. | Journal Article | 2001 | Hydrochemical characteristics of a unique sulfur-rich karst system in southern Mexico |
| Estrada, D. and Palacios-Vargas, J.G. | Journal Article | 2002 | Biodiversity of terrestrial microarthropods from Las Sardinas Cave, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Plath, M., Schlupp, I. and Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 2002 | Sexual selection in the cave molly, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei) |
| Dieterich, M and Lavoie, K | Journal Article | 2002 | Troglomorphy in the cave fish Poecilia mexicana from Cueva de Villa Luz, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Plath, M., Korner, K.E., Parzefall, J. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2003 | Persistence of a visually mediated mating preference in the cave molly, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei) |
| Plath, M., Parzefall, J. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2003 | The role of sexual harassment in cave and surface dwelling populations of the Atlantic molly, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei) |
| Plath, M., Wiedemann, K., Parzefall, J. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2003 | Sex recognition in in surface and cave dwelling male Atlantic mollies, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei) |
| Lucinda, P.H.F. | Book Section | 2003 | Family Poeciliidae (Livebearers) |
| Spilde, M.N., Fischer, P.R., Northup, D.E., Turin, H.J. and Boston, P.J. | Conference Paper | 2004 | Water, gases, and phylogenetic analyses from sulfur springs in Cueva de Villa Luz, Tabasco, México |
| Arndt, M., Parzefall, J. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2004 | Does sexual experience influence mate choice descisions in cave molly females (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei)? |
| Plath, M., Arndt, M., Parzefall, J. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2004 | Size-dependent male mating behaviour in the cave molly, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei) |
| Plath, M., Brummer, A. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2004 | Sexual harassment in a live-bearing fish (Poecilia mexicana): influence of population-specific male mating behaviour |
| Plath, M., Parzefall, J., Korner, K.E. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2004 | Sexual selection in darkness: female mating preferences in surface and cave dwelling Atlantic mollies, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei) |
| Timmermann, M., Schlupp, I. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2004 | Shoaling behaviour in a surface-dwelling and cave-dwelling population of a barb Garra barreimiae (Cyprinidae: Teleostei) |
| Plath, M., Wiedemann, K. and Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 2004 | Cave molly males (Poecilia mexicana) do not recognise receptive females without body contact |
| Plath, M, Tobler, M and Schlupp, I | Journal Article | 2004 | Cave fish looking for mates: A visual mating preference in surface and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana, oeciliidae) |
| Northup, D.E., Turner, A.L., Spilde, M.N., Boston, P.J., Alvarado, A. and Hose, L.D. | Journal Article | 2005 | Sulfur-based microbial communities from Cueva de Villa Luz, an extreme sulfide-rich cave |
| Plath, M, Heubel, KU and Schlupp, I | Journal Article | 2005 | Field observations on male mating behaviour in surface and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae) |
| Riesch, R., Arndt, M. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2005 | Non-visual localisation of a conspecific male by surface and cave-dwelling Atlantic molly females (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei) |
| Tobler, M, Wiedemann, K and Plath, M | Journal Article | 2005 | Homosexual behaviour in a cavernicolous fish, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei) |
| Estrada-Bárcenas, D. | Thesis | 2005 | Biodiversidad de microartrópodeos en una cueva multienergetica en Tabasco, México |
| Hose, L.D. | Journal Article | 2005 | A scientist looks at Cueva Luna Azufre |
| Plath, M., Korner, K.E., Moller, A. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2005 | Imperfect signal transmission and female mate choice in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei) |
| Plath, M, Heubel, FJ, Garcia de Leon, FJ and Schlupp, I | Journal Article | 2005 | Cave molly females (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei) like well-fed males |
| Tobler, M, Burmeister, H, Schlupp, I and Plath, M | Journal Article | 2006 | Regressive evolution of visually mediated association preference in the cave molly (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidea, Teleostei) |
| Plath, M, Tobler, M, Riesch, R, Garcia de Leon, FJ and Schlupp, I | Journal Article | 2006 | Evolutionary biology and Cueva de Villa Luz: Ichthyological research in a sulfidic cave in Tabasco |
| Plath, M., Seggel, U., Burmeister, H., Heubel, F.J. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2006 | Choosy males from underground: male mating preferences in surface- and cave-dwellind Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana) |
| Riesch, R, Schlupp, I and Plath, M | Journal Article | 2006 | Influence of male competition on male mating behaviour in the cave molly, Poecilia mexicana |
| Boston, P.J., Hose, L.D., Northup, D.E. and Spilde, M.N. | Book Section | 2006 | The microbial communities of sulfur caves: A newly appreciated geologically driven system on Earth and potential model for Mars |
| Riesch, R, Schlupp, I, Tobler, M, Garcia de Leon, FJ and Plath, M | Journal Article | 2006 | Reduction of the association preference for conspecifics in cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies, Poecilia mexicana |
| Dieterich, M and Lavoie, K | Journal Article | 2006 | Variability in troglomorphic adaptations of a mexican cavefish, Poecilia mexicana, from Tabasco, Mexico |
| Tobler, M., Schlupp, I., Heubel, K.U., Riesch, R., Garcia de Leon, F.J., Giere, O. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2006 | Life on the edge: hydrogen sulfide and the fish communities of a Mexican cave and surrounding waters |
| Arendt, J. and Reznick, D. | Journal Article | 2007 | Convergence and parallelism reconsidered: what have we learned about the genetics of adaptation? |
| Tobler, M, Schlupp, I, Garcia de Leon, FJ, Glaubrecht, M and Plath, M | Journal Article | 2007 | Extreme habitats as refuge from parasite infections? Evidence from an extremophile fish |
| Plath, M., Schlupp, I., Parzefall, J. and Riesch, R. | Journal Article | 2007 | Female choice for large body size in the cave molly Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei): influence od species- and sex-specific cues |
| Tobler, M., Schlupp, I. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2007 | Predation of a cave fish (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae) by a giant water bug (Belostoma, Belostomatidae) in a Mexican sulphur cave |
| Engel, A.S. | Journal Article | 2007 | Observations on the biodiversity of sulfidic karst habitats |
| Parzefall, J., Kraus, C., Tobler, M., and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2007 | Photophilic behaviour in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae). |
| Plath, M., Hauswaldt, J.S., Moll, K., Tobler, M., Garcia de Leon, F.J., Schlupp, I. and Tiedemann, R. | Journal Article | 2007 | Local adaptation and pronounced genetic differentiation in an extremophile fish, Poecilia mexicana, inhabiting a Mexican cave with toxic hydrogen sulfide |
| Plath, M. and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2007 | Sex recognition in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic molly females (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei): influence of visual and non-visual cues |
| Plath, M., Tobler, M., Riesch, R., Garcia de Leon, F.J., Giere, O. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2007 | Survival in an extreme habitat: the role of behaviour and energy limitation |
| Franssen, Courtney M.; Tobler, Michael; Riesch, Rudiger; et al. | Journal Article | 2008 | Sperm production in an extremophile fish, the cave molly (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei) |
| Tobler, M., DeWitt, T.J., Schlupp, I., Garcia de Leon, F.J., Herrmann, R., Feulner, R.G.D., Tiedemann, R. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2008 | Toxic hydrogen sulfide and dark caves: Phenotypic and genetic divergence across two abiotic environmental gradients in Poecilia mexicana |
| Plath, M., Tobler, M., Klawonn, O. and Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 2008 | Male mating behavior and sexual harassment in population hybrids of cave- and surface-dwelling Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae) |
| Parzefall, J and Plath, M | Journal Article | 2008 | Evolutionary ecology of the Mexican cavefish Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae) compared to epigean relatives |
| Plath, M | Journal Article | 2008 | Male mating behaviour and costs of sexual harassment for females in cavernicolous and extremophile populations of Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana) |
| Schulz-Mirbach, T., Stransky, C., Schlickeisen, J. and Reichenbacher, B. | Journal Article | 2008 | Differences in otolith morphologies between surface- and cave-dwelling populations of Poecilia mexicana Teleostei, Poeciliidae) reflect adaptations to life in an extreme habitat |
| Tobler, M. | Thesis | 2008 | The evolutionary ecology of the cave molly (Poecilia mexicana) from the Cueva del Azufre system effects of abiotic and biotic environmental conditions |
| Plath, M and Schlupp, I | Journal Article | 2008 | Parallel evolution leads to reduced shoaling behaviour in two cave dwelling populations of Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei) |
| Tobler, M, Riesch, R, Garcia de Leon, FJ, Schlupp, I and Plath, M | Journal Article | 2008 | A new and morphologically distinct population of cavernicolous Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae: Teleostei) |
| Plath, M., Stange, D., Riesch, R. and Oetken, M. | Journal Article | 2009 | Do cave mollies (Poecilia mexicana) obtain information about the resource value of food patches from shoal mates? |
| Palacios-Vargas, J.G. | Journal Article | 2009 | Los Estudios Bioespeleológicos de la Cueva de Villa Luz y sus perspectivas |
| Tobler, M., Riesch, R., Tobler, C.M. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2009 | Compensatory behaviour in response to sulphide-induced hypoxia affects time budgerts, feeding efficiency and predation risk |
| Tobler, M, Riesch, R, Tobler, CM, Schulz-Mirbach, T and Plath, M | Journal Article | 2009 | Natural and sexual selection against immigrants maintains differentiation among micro-allopatric populations |
| Riesch, R., Duwe, V., Hermann, N., Padur, L., Ramm, A., Scharnweber, K., Schulte, M., Schulz-Mirbach, T., Ziege, M. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2009 | Variation along the shy-bold continuum in extremophile fishes (Poecilia mexicana, P. sulphuraria) |
| Riesch, R, Tobler, M, Plath, M and Schlupp, I | Journal Article | 2009 | Offspring number in a livebearing fish (Poecilia mexicana: Poeciliidae): reduced fecundity and reduced plasticity in a population of cave mollies |
| Tobler, M. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2009 | Threatened fishes of the world: Poecilia sulphuraria (Alvarez, 1948) (Poeciliidae) |
| Timmermann, M and Plath, M | Journal Article | 2009 | Phototactic response and light sensitivity in an epigean and a hypogean population of a barb (Garra barreimiae, Cyprinidae) |
| Tobler, M and Plath, M | Book Section | 2009 | Living in extreme environments |
| Hose, L.D. | Conference Paper | 2009 | Recent observations in a remarkably dynamic, sulfide-rich, hypogenic cave in southern Mexico |
| Riesch, R., Plath, M., Schlupp, I. and Marsh-Matthews, E. | Journal Article | 2010 | Matrotrophy in the cave molly: An unexpected provisining strategy in an extreme environment |
| Tobler, M., Coleman, S.W., Perkins, B.D. and Rosenthal, G.G. | Journal Article | 2010 | Reduced opsin gene expression in a cave-dwelling fish |
| Horstkotte, J., Riesch, R., Plath, M. and Jager, P. | Journal Article | 2010 | Predation by three species of spiders on a cave fish in a Mexican sulfur cave |
| Plath, M, Reis, R. E., A, Oranth, J, Dzienko, N, Karau, A, Schießl, S, Stadler, A, Wigh, C, Zimmer, Arias Rodriguez, Lenin, I, Schlupp and M, Tobler | Journal Article | 2010 | Complementary effect of natural and sexual selection against immigrants maintains differentiation between locally adapted fish |
| Riesch, R.W., Oranth, A., Dzienko, J., Karau, N., Schiel, A., Stadler, S., Wigh, A., Zimmer, C., Arias-Rodriguez L., Schlupp, I. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2010 | Extreme habitats are not refuges: poeciliids suffer from increased aerial predation risk in sulphidic southern Mexican habitats |
| Riesch, R., Plath, M., Garcia de Leon, F.J. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2010 | Convergent life-history shifts: toxic environments result in big babies in two clades of poeciliids |
| Riesch, R, Plath, M and Schlupp, I | Journal Article | 2010 | Toxic Hygrogen sulphide and dark caves: life history adaptations to extreme environments in a livebearing fish (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae) |
| Tobler, M., Culumber, Z.W., Plath, M., Winemiller, K.O. and Rosenthal, G.G. | Journal Article | 2010 | An indigenous religious ritual selects for resistance to a toxicant in a livebearing fish |
| Plath, M., Hermann, B., Schröder, C., Riesch, R., Tobler, M., García de León, F.J., Schlupp I. and Tiedeman, R. | Journal Article | 2010 | Locally adapted fish populations maintain small-scale genetic differentiation despite perturbation by a catastrophic flood event |
| Plath, M, Richter, S, Schlupp, I and Tiedemann, R | Journal Article | 2010 | Misleading mollies: Surface but not cave dwelling Poecilia mexicana males deceive competitors about mating preferences |
| Plath, M. and Tobler, M. | Book Section | 2010 | Subterranean fishes of Mexico (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae) |
| Schulz-Mirbach, T, Ladich, F and Riesch, R | Journal Article | 2010 | Otolith morphology and hearing abilities in cave- and surface-dwelling ecotypes of the Atlantic molly, Poecilia mexicana (Teleostei: Poeciliidae). |
| Bierbach, D., Kronmarck, C., Hennige-Schulz, C., Stadler, S. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2011 | Sperm competition risk affects male mate choice copying |
| Schulz-Mirbach, T., Heß, M. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2011 | Inner Ear Morphology in the Atlantic Molly Poecilia mexicana—First Detailed Microanatomical Study of the Inner Ear of a Cyprinodontiform Species |
| Palacios-Vargas, J.G., Castano-Meneses, G. and Estrada, D.A. | Journal Article | 2011 | Diversity and dynamics of microarthropods from different biotopes of Las Sardinas cave (Mexico) |
| Klaus, S and Plath, M | Journal Article | 2011 | Predation on a cave fish by the freshwater crab Avotrichodactylus bidens (Bott, 1969) (Brachyura, Trichodactylidae) in a Mexican sulfur cave |
| Riesch, R, Plath, M and Schlupp, I | Journal Article | 2011 | Speciation in caves: experimental evidence that permanent darkness promotes reproductive isolation |
| Riesch,R., Schlupp, I., Langerhans, R.B. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2011 | Shared and unique patterns of embryo development in extremophile poeciliids |
| Tobler, M., Palacios, M., Chapman, L. J., Mitrofanov, I., Bierbach, D., Plath, M. and Mateos, M. | Journal Article | 2011 | Evolution in extreme environments: replicated phenotypic differentiation in livebearing fish inhabiting sulfidic springs |
| Köhler, A., Hildenbrand, P., Schleucher, E., Riesch, R., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Streit, B. and Plath, M. | Book Section | 2011 | Effects of male sexual harassment on female time budgets, feeding behavior, and metabolic rates in a tropical livebearing fish (Poecilia mexicana) |
| Mejia, R | Journal Article | 2011 | Cave-dwelling fish provide clues to the circadian cycle |
| Schulz-Mirbach, T., Riesch, R., García de León, F.J. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2011 | Effects of extreme habitat conditions on otolith morphology – a case study on extremophile livebearing fishes (Poecilia mexicana, P. sulphuraria) |
| Riesch, R, Plath, M and Schlupp, I | Journal Article | 2011 | Toxic hydrogen sulphide and dark caves: pronounced male life-history divergance among locally adapted Poecilia mexicana ((Poeciliidae) |
| Tobler, M. and Hastings, L. | Journal Article | 2011 | Convergent patterns of body shape differtiation in four different clades of poeciliid fishes inhabiting sulfide springs |
| Riesch, R., Plath, M. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2011 | Speciation in caves: experimental evidence that permanent darkness promotes reproductive isolation. Additional background information (with 48 references) |
| Plath, M., Riesch, R., Culumber, Z., Streit, B. and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2011 | Giant water bug (Belostoma sp.) predation on a cave fish (Poecilia mexicana): effects of female body size and gestational state |
| Riesch, R., Schlupp, I., Schleucher, E., Hildenbrand, P., Kohler, A., Arias Rodriguez, L. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2011 | Reduced starvation resistance and increased metabolic rates in an unusual cave organism: the cave molly (Poecilia mexicana: Poeciliidae) |
| Tobler, M and Plath, M | Book Section | 2011 | Living in extreme environments |
| Roach, K.A., Tobler, M. and Winemiller, K.O. | Journal Article | 2011 | Hydrogen sulfide, bacteria and fish: a unique subterranean food chain |
| Rosales Lagarde, L. | Report | 2012 | Investigation of karst brackish-sulfidic springs and their role in the hydrogeology, subsurface water-rock interactions, and speleogenesis at northern Sierra de Chiapas |
| Bierbach, D., Klein, M., Sassmannshausen, V., Schlupp, I., Riesch, R., Parzefall, J. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2012 | Divergent evolution of male aggressive behaviour another reproductive isolation barrier in extremophile poeciliid fishes? |
| Kelley, J.L., Passow, C.N., Plath, M., Rodriguez, L.A., Yee, M.C. and Tobler,M. | Journal Article | 2012 | Genomic resources for a model in adaptation and speciation research: characterization of the Poecilia mexicana transcriptome |
| Riesch, R., Plath, M. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2012 | The offspring size/fecundity trade-off and female fitness in the Atlantic molly (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae) |
| Tobler, M., Roach, K., Winemiller, K.O., Morehouse, R.L. and Plath M. | Journal Article | 2013 | Population Structure, Habitat Use, and Diet of Giant Waterbugs in a Sulfidic Cave |
| Palacios, M., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Plath, M., Eifert, C., Lerp, H., Lamboj, A. and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2013 | The rediscovery of a long described species reveals additional complexity in speciation patterns of poeciliid fishes in sulfide springs. |
| Schlupp, I., Lamatsch, D.K., Teege, K. and Parzefall, J. | Journal Article | 2013 | Food finding ability in several molly species (Poecilia spp.), including the unisexual Amazon molly |
| Rosales Lagarde, L. | Journal Article | 2013 | Sulfidic karst springs and speleogenesis in the Sierra de Chiapas |
| Alda, F., Reina, R.G., Doadrio, I., and Bermingham, E. | Journal Article | 2013 | Phylogeny and biogeography of the Poecilia sphenops species complex (Actinopterygii. Poeciliidae) in Central America |
| Plath, M., Pfenninger, H., Lerp, R., Riesch, R., Eschenbrenner, C., Slettery, P.A., Bierbach, D.N., Herrmann, Schultze, M, Arias Rodriguez, Lenin, Indy, Passow, C., and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2013 | Genetic differentiation and selection against migrants in evolutionarily replicated extreme environments |
| Bierbach, D., Penshorn, M., Hamfler, S., Herbert, D. B., Appel, J., Meyer, P., et al. | Journal Article | 2013 | Gradient evolution of body colouration in surface- and cave-dwelling Poecilia mexicana and the role of phenotype-assortative female mate choice. |
| Schlupp, I., Colston, T. J., Joachim, B. L. and Riesch, R. | Journal Article | 2013 | Translocation of cave fish (Poecilia mexicana) within and between natural habitats along a toxicity gradient |
| Bierbach, D., Shulte, M., Hermann, N., Zimmer, C., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Indy, J.R., Riesch, R. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2013 | Predator avoidance in extremophile fish |
| Ruschenbaum, S. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2013 | Non-visual mate choice ability in a cavefish (Poecilia mexicana) is not mechanosensory |
| Langerhans, R.B. and Riesch, R. | Journal Article | 2013 | Speciation by selection: A framework for understanding ecology's role in speciation |
| Joachim, B.L., Riesch R., and Jeffery, W.R., and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2013 | Pignent cell retention in cavernicolous populations of Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae) |
| Eifert, C., Farnworth, M., Schulz-Mirbach, T., Riesch, R., Bierbach, D., Klaus, S., Wurster, A., Tobler, M., Streit, B., Indy, J.R., Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2014 | Brain size variation in extremophile fish: local adaptation versus phenotypic plasticity |
| Jourdan, J., Bierbach, D., Riesch, R., Dzienko, J., Karau, N., Oranth, A., Stadler, S., Schießl, A., Wigh, A., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Indy, J.R., Klaus, S., Zimmer, C. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2014 | Microhabitat use, population densities and size distributions of sulfur cave-dwelling Poecilia mexicana |
| Rosales-Lagarde, L., Boston, P., Campbell, A., Hose, L., Axen, G. and Stafford, K.W. | Journal Article | 2014 | Hydrogeology of northern Sierra de Chiapas, Mexico: a conceptual model based on a geochemical characterization of sulfide-rich karst brackish springs |
| Riesch, R., Plath, M., Schlupp, I., Tobler, M. and Langerhans, R.B. | Journal Article | 2014 | Colonization of toxic springs drives predictable life-history shift in livebearing fishes (Poeciliidae). |
| Pfenninger, M., Lerp, H., Tobler, M., Passow, C., Kelley, J.L., Funke, E., Greshake, B., Erkoc, U.K., Berberich, T. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2014 | Parallel evolution of cox-genes in H2S-tolerant fish as key adaptation to a toxic environment |
| Tobler, M., Plath, M., Riesch, R., Schlupp, I., Grasse, A., Munimanda, G.K., Setzer, C., Penn, D.J. and Moodley, Y. | Journal Article | 2014 | Selection from parasites favours immunogenetic diversity but not divergence among locally adapted host populations |
| Greenway, R., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Diaz, P. and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2014 | Patterns of macroinvertebrate and fish diversity in freshwater sulphide springs |
| Palacios-Vargas, J.G., Juberthie, C. and Reddell, J. | Book | 2014-2015 | Encyclopaedia Biospeologica Mexico |
| Riesch, R, Tobler, CM and Plath, M | Book Section | 2015 | Hydrogen sulphide-toxic habitats |
| Plath, M., Tobler, M. and Riesch, R. | Book Section | 2015 | Extremophile fishes: An introduction |
| Tobler, M. and Riesch, R. and Plath, M. | Book Section | 2015 | Extremophile fishes: An integrative synthesis |
| Riesch, R., Tobler, M. and Plath, M. | Book | 2015 | Extremophile Fishes: Ecology, Evolution, and Physiology of Teleosts in Extreme Environments |
| Pfenninger, M., Patel, S., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Feldmeyer, B., Riesch, R. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2015 | Unique evolutionary trajectories in repeated adaptation to hydrogen sulphide-toxic habitats of a neotropical fish (Poecilia mexicana) |
| Tobler, M., Scharnweber, K., Greenway, R., Passow, C.N., Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Garcıa-De-Leon, F.J.. | Journal Article | 2015 | Convergent changes in the trophic ecology of extremophile fish along replicated environmental gradients |
| Passow, C.N., Greenway, R., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Jeyasingh, P.D. and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2015 | Reduction of energetic demands through modification of body size and routine metabolic rates in extremophile fish |
| Schulz-Mirbach, T.. Eifert, C., Riesch, R. et al. | Journal Article | 2016 | Toxic hydrogen sulphide shapes brain anatomy: a comparative study of sulphide-adapted ecotypes in the Poecilia mexicana complex |
| Riesch, R., Reznick, D.N., Plath, M. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2016 | Sex-specific local life-history adaptation in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana). |
| Jourdan, J., Jordan, M., Zimmer, C., Eifert, C., Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2016 | Response to conspecific chemical cues in surface- and cave-dwelling populations of Atlantic mollies, Poecilia mexicana |
| Palacios, M., Voelker, G. and Rodriguez, L.A. | Journal Article | 2016 | Phylogenetic analyses of the subgenus Mollienesia (Poecilis, Poeciliidae, Teleostei) reveal taxonomic inconsistencies, cryptic biodiversity and spatio-temporal aspects of diversification in Middle America |
| Sommer-Trembo, C., Bierbach, D., Arias Rodriguez, L., Verel, Y., Jourdan, J., Zimmer, C. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2016 | Does personality affect premating isolation between locally-adapted populations? |
| Kelley, J.L., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Patacsil Martin, D., Yee, M.C., Bustamante, C.D. and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2016 | Mechanisms underlying adaptation to life in Hydrogen sulfide–rich environments |
| Riesch, R., Tobler, C.M., Lerp, H., Jourdan, J., Doumas, T., Nosil, P., Langerhans, R.B. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2016 | Extremophile Poeciliidae: Multivariate insights into the complexity of speciation along replicated ecological gradients |
| Tobler, M., Passow, C.N., Greenway, R., Kelley, J.L. and Shaw, J.H. | Journal Article | 2016 | The evolutionary ecology of animals inhabiting hydrogen sulfide-rich environments |
| Culumber, Z.W., Hopper, G.W., Barts, N., Passow, C.N., Morgan, S., Brown, A. andTobler, M. | Journal Article | 2016 | Habitat use of two extremophile, highly endemic, and critically endangered fish species (Gambusia eurystoma and Poecilia sulphurophila; Poeciliidae). |
| Greenway, R., Drexler, S., Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2016 | Adaptive, but not condition-dependent, body shape differences contribute to assortative mating preferences during ecological speciation. |
| Passow, C.N., Henpita, C., Shaw, J.H., Quakenbush, C., Warren, W.C., Schartl, M. and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2017 | The roles of plasticity and evolutionary change in shaping gene expression variation in natural populations of extremophile fish |
| Reznick, D.N., Furness, A.I., Meredith, R.W. and Springer, M.S. | Journal Article | 2017 | The origin and biogeographic diversification of fishes in the family Poeciliidae |
| Hose, L.D. and Rosales-Lagarde, L. | Book Section | 2017 | Sulfur-rich caves of southern Tabasco, Mexico |
| Barts, N., Greenway, R., Passow, C.N., Arias Rodriguez, L., Kelley, J.L., and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2017 | Expression and molecular evolution of oxygen transport genes in livebearing fishes (Poeciliidae) from hydrogen sulfide rich springs |
| Passow, C.N., Brown, A.P., Kelley, J.L. and Tobler, M. | Conference Paper | 2017 | Organ-specific patterns of gene expression among extremophile fish populations exposed to toxic hydrogen sulfide and permanent darkness |
| Passow, Courtney N.; Brown, Anthony P.; Arias-Rodriguez, Lenin; et al. | Journal Article | 2017 | Complexities of gene expression patterns in natural populations of an extremophile fish (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae) |
| Oke, K. B., Rolshausen, G., LeBlond, C. and Hendry, A. P. | Journal Article | 2017 | How parallel is parallel evolution? A comparative analysis in fishes |
| Passow C.N., Arias-Rodriguez L. and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2017 | Convergent evolution of reduced energy demands in extremophile fish |
| Brown, A.P., Greenway, R., Morgan, S., Quackenbush, C.R., Giordani, L., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Tobler, M. and Kelley, J.L. | Journal Article | 2017 | Genome-scale data reveal that endemic Poecilia populations from small sulphidic springs display no evidence of inbreeding |
| Culumber, Z.W. and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2017 | Sex-specific evolution during the diversification of live-bearing fishes. |
| Bierbach, D., Lukas. J.A., Bergmann, A., Elsner, K., Höhne, L., Weber, C., Weimar, N., Redriguez, L.A., Mönck, H.J., Nguyen, H., Romanczuk, P., Landgraf, T. and Krause, J. | Journal Article | 2018 | Insights into the social behavior of surface and cave-dwelling fish (Poecilia mexicana) in light and darkness through the use of a biomimetic robot |
| Bierbach, D., Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2018 | Intrasexual competition enhances reproductive isolation between locally adapted populations |
| Tobler, M., Kelley, J.L., Plath, M., and Riesch, R. | Journal Article | 2018 | Extreme environments and the origins of biodiversity: Adaptation and speciation in sulphide spring fishes |
| Torres-Dowdall, J., Karagic, N., Plath, M. and Riesch, R. | Journal Article | 2018 | Evolution in caves: selection from darkness causes spinal deformities in teleost fishes |
| McGowan, K.L., Passow, C.N., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Tobler, M and Kelley, J.L. | Journal Article | 2019 | Supplementary material for "Expression analyses of cave mollies (Poecilia mexicana) reveal key genes involved in the early evolution of eye regression" |
| Lau, G.Y., Barts, N., Hartley, R.C., Tobler, M., Richards, J.G., Murphy, M.P. and Arndt, S. | Journal Article | 2019 | Detection of changes in mitochondrial hydrogen sulfide in vivo in the fish model Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae) |
| Torres-Martínez, A., Ruiz de Dios, L., Hernández-Franyutti, A., Uribe, M.C., and Sánchez, W.C. | Journal Article | 2019 | Structure of the testis and spermatogenesis of the viviparous teleost Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae) from an active sulfur spring cave in Southern Mexico |
| McGowan, K.L., Passow, C.N., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Tobler, M. and Kelley, J.L. | Journal Article | 2019 | Expression analyses of cave mollies (Poecilia mexicana) reveal key genes involved in the early evolution of eye regression. |
| Ghedotti, M.J., Davis, M.P. and Echelle, A.A. | Book Section | 2020 | Poeciliidae: Livebearers |
| Riesch, R., Morley, N.J., Jourdan, J., Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2020 | Sulphide-toxic habitats are not refuges from parasite infections in an extremophile fish |
| Warren, M.L. and Burr, B.M. | Book | 2020 | Freshwater fishes of North America. Volume 2 Characidae to Poeciliidae |
| Camarillo, H., Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2020 | Functional consequences of phenotypic variation between locally adapted populations: swimming performance and ventilation in extremophile fish |
| Owens, G.L., Veen, T., Moxley, D.R., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Tobler, M. and Rennison, D.J. | Journal Article | 2021 | Parallel shifts of visual sensitivity and body coloration in replicate populations of extremophile fish |
| Kelley J.L., Desvignes T., McGowan K.L., Perez M., Rodriguez L. A., Brown A.P., . . . and Tobler M. | Journal Article | 2021 | microRNA expression variation as a potential molecular mechanism contributing to adaptation to hydrogen sulphide |
| Riesch, R., Curtis, A., Jourdan, J., Schlupp, I. Arias-Rodriguez, L. and Plath, M. | Journal Article | 2022 | Two ecological gradients drive phenotypic differentiation of a cave fish over a few hundred metres |
| Riesch, R. Arriaga, L.R. and Schlupp, I. | Journal Article | 2023 | Sex-specific life-history trait expression in hybrids of a cave- and surface-dwelling fish (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae) |
| Wilkens, H. | Journal Article | 2023 | The general significance of variability in cave regressive traits for evolution |
| Nobrega, M.D. | Thesis | 2023 | Adaptation in sulfide spring fishes: experimental approaches |
| Greenway, R., De-Kayne., R., .Brown, A.P., Camarillo, H., Delich, C., McGowan, K.L., Nelson, J., Lenin Arias-Rodriguez, Kelley, J.L. and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2024 | Integrative analyses of convergent adaptation in sympatric extremophile fishes |
| Perry, B.W., McGowan, K.L., Rodriguez, L.A., Tobler, M. and Kelley, J.L. | Journal Article | 2024 | Nascent transcription reveals regulatory changes in extremophile fishes inhabiting hydrogen sulfide-rich environments |
| Barts, N. and Tobler, M. | Book Section | 2024 | Adaptation to Hydrogen sulfide: A case study in sulfide spring fishes |
| Johnson, E.S., Johnson, S.D., McNemee, R., Greenway, R., Rodriguez, L.A. and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2024 | Genital evolution in the dark: characterization of male and female genitalia in cave mollies and their surface ancestors (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae) |
| De-Kayne, R., Perry, B.W., McGowan, K.L., Landers, J., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Greenway, R., Rodríguez Peña, C.M., Tobler, M. and Kelley, J.L. | Journal Article | 2024 | Evolutionary rate shifts in coding and regulatory regions underpin repeated adaptation to sulfidic streams in Poeciliid fishes |
| Nobrega, M., Greenway, R., Passow, C.N., Rodriguez, L.A. and Tobler, M. | Journal Article | 2024 | Effects of plasticity and genetic divergence in phenotypic trait expression of sulfide spring fishes |