Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is a small freshwater fish belonging to the family Poeciliidae, first introduced Sri Lanka in 1928 and used control malaria mosquito vectors during 1940-1950. The present study investigates food feeding habits of wild guppy. six locations identified for sampling between January 2016 December 2017 were: Attidiya, Bellanwila, Rattanapitiya, Nawala, near Parliament Grou...

Alpha-cypermethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide used to control pests in domestic, industrial and agricultural situations. Adult male guppy fish (Poecilia reticulata standard test species) were selected for the bioassay experiments. The experiments were performed in four series and the 96-h LC50 value was determined for guppies. The acute toxicity experiments were carried out by static...

We identify the presence of Pet-Fish problem situations and the corresponding Guppy effect of concept theory on the World-Wide Web. For this purpose, we introduce absolute weights for words expressing concepts and relative weights between words expressing concepts, and the notion of ‘meaning bound’ between two words expressing concepts, making explicit use of the conceptual structure of the Wor...

Escalating population of Aedes aegypti may lead to cause Dengue. However, controlling their larvae by using conventional techniques like insecticides, mosquito repellents are hazardous for human health and environment. Hence, it is recommended biologically control the through ornamental fish as they eco-friendly cost effective. In present study, consumption rate other food preference six fishes...

Aedes aegypti and albopictus are the carriers of a variety diseases such as dengue, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), chikungunya, zika virus, yellow fever. An affordable way vector management that effectively suppresses mosquito population for long time is release larvivorous fish. In this work, ornamental fish species identified, their potential larvicidal efficacy biological control larvae ass...

Crystalline inclusions were found in the nuclear envelope and granular endoplasmic reticulum of spinal cord oligodendroglia of the common guppy (Poecilia reticulata) and the lungfish (Polypterus enlicheri). A considerably increased incidence of these inclusions was noted in guppies with congenital and hereditary (sex-linked, recessive) lordosis. Identical crystalline inclusions were observed in...

Deleterious mutations can accumulate in the germline with age, decreasing the genetic quality of sperm and imposing a cost on female fitness. If these mutations also affect sperm competition ability or sperm production, then females will benefit from polyandry as it incites sperm competition and, consequently, minimizes the mutational load in the offspring. We tested this hypothesis in the gupp...

Theory suggests evolutionary change can significantly influence and act in tandem with ecological forces via ecological-evolutionary feedbacks. This theory assumes that significant evolutionary change occurs over ecologically relevant timescales and that phenotypes have differential effects on the environment. Here we test the hypothesis that local adaptation causes ecosystem structure and func...

Identification of genes that control variation in adaptive characters is a prerequisite for understanding the processes that drive sexual and natural selection. Male coloration and female colour perception play important roles in mate choice in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata), a model organism for studies of natural and sexual selection. We examined a potential source for the known variation in...

Predator-prey relationships in poikilotherms are often size dependent, such as when adults of two interacting species are capable of eating juveniles of the other species. Such bi-directional predation can be important during the establishment and spread of an invading species, but its role remains poorly understood. Using a combination of laboratory and mesocosm experiments and field introduct...