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Natural history , life history , and
We report on basic natural history, life history, and diet of Priapella chamulae (Poeciliidae) from Arroyo Tres, a small creek in Tabasco, southern México. The tertiary (adult) sex ratio was heavily female-skewed, female P. chamulae produced medium-sized offspring (~2.3 mg), one clutch at a time (i.e., showed no superfetation), and relied predominantly on yolk for embryo provisioning (Matrotrop...
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عنوان ژورنال: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1529-8795
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.1996.0025