Variation in Anal Spot Expression of Gambusiin Females and its Effect on Male Courtship
Peden AE. 1973. Variation in Anal Spot Expression of Gambusiin Females and its Effect on Male Courtship. Copeia. 1973(2):250-263
Many species of the poeciliid genus Gambusia have a conspicuous concentration of melanophores near the female urogenital opening. This pigment or anal spot varies little in its expression in some species, but in others such as G. affinis, G. georgei, and G. heterochir, it varies considerably, and is most conspicuous at the time when eggs are present in the ovaries. The paper discusses this phenomenon
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- Journal Article
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- Peden, Alex
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- Animal Studies, Gambusia - ?Poeciliid - Osteichthyes - fish