Publications of the Schlupp lab members

 

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Color codes for main research areas:
Maintenance of Sex
Cave Biology / Extremophiles

 

Hot News

in pressFischer C & Schlupp IPredation as a potential mechanism allowing asexual mollies to invade sexual molliesProceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science88:
1-8
Riesch R, Plath M,
García de León FJ & Schlupp I
Convergent life-history shifts: toxic environments result in big babies in two clades of poeciliidsNaturwissen-
schaften
article
Riesch R, Plath M & Schlupp IToxic hydrogen sulfide and dark caves: life-history adaptations to extreme environments in a livebearing fish (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae)Ecology
Riesch R, Plath M, Schlupp I
& Marsh-Matthews E
Matrotrophy in the cave molly: an unexpected provisioning strategy in an extreme environmentEvolutionary Ecology
Tobler M & Schlupp IDifferential susceptibility to food stress in neonates of sexual and asexual mollies (Poecilia, Poeciliidae)Evolutionary Ecologyarticle
2009Fischer C & Schlupp IDifferences in thermal tolerance in coexisting sexual and asexual mollies (Poecilia, Poeciliidae, Teleostei) Journal of
Fish Biology
74:
1662-1668
Lamatsch DK, Lampert KP,
Fischer P, Geiger M, Schlupp I
& Schartl M
Diploid Amazon mollies (Poecilia formosa) show higher fitness than triploids in clonal competition experimentsEvolutionary Ecology23:
687-697
Langerhans RB & Makowicz MShared and unique features of morphological differentiation between predator regimes in
Gambusia caymanensis
Journal of Evolutionary Biology22:
2231-2242
Poschadel J, Plath M & Schlupp IDivergent female mating preference in a clonal fishActa Ethologica12:
55-60
Riesch R, Duwe V, Herrmann N, Padur L, Ramm A, Scharnweber K, Schulte M, Schulz-Mirbach T,
Ziege M & Plath M
Variation along the shy-bold continuum in extremophile fishes (Poecilia mexicana,
Poecilia sulphuraria)
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology63:
1515-1526

Riesch R, Tobler M, Plath M
& Schlupp I
Offspring number in a livebearing fish (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae): reduced fecundity and reduced plasticity in a population of cave molliesEnvironmental Biology of Fishes84:
89-94
Schlupp IBehaviour of fishes in the sexual/unisexual mating system of the Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa)Advances in the Study of Behavior39:
153-183
Tobler M & Schlupp IThreatened fishes of the world: Poecilia latipunctataEnvironmental Biology of Fishes85:
31-32
Tobler M, Riesch RW, Tobler CM
& Plath M
Compensatory behavior in response to sulphide-induced hypoxia affects time budgets, feeding efficiency, and predation riskEvolutionary Ecology Research11:
935-948
Tobler M, Riesch R, Tobler CM,
Schulz-Mirbach T & Plath M
Natural and sexual selection against immigrants maintains differentiation among micro-allopatric populationsJournal of Evolutionary Biology22:
2298-2304
2008Plath M, Richter S, Tiedemann R
& Schlupp I
Male Fish deceive Competitors about Mating PreferencesCurrent Biology18:
1138-1141
Riesch R, Schlupp I
& Plath M

Female sperm limitation in natural populations of a sexual/asexual mating complex (Poecilia latipinna, Poecilia formosa)Biology Letters4:
266-269
Schaschl H, Tobler M, Plath M,
Penn DJ & Schlupp I
Polymorphic MHC loci in an asexual fish, the amazon molly (Poecilia formosa; Poeciliidae)Molecular Ecology17:
5220-5230
Tobler M, Schlupp I & Plath MDoes divergence in female mate choice affect male size distributions in two cave fish populations? Biology Letters4:
452-454
Tobler M, DeWitt TJ, Schlupp I, Garcia de Léon FG, Herrmann R,
Feulner PGD, Tiedemann R
& Plath M
Toxic hydrogen sulfide and dark caves: Phenotypic and genetic divergence across two environmental gradients Poecilia mexicanaEvolution62:
2643-2659

Peer-reviewed Publications

1990Schartl M, Nanda I, Schlupp I,
Parzefall J, Schmid M
& Epplen JT
Genetic variation in the clonal vertebrate Poecilia formosa is limited to few truly hypervariable lociFingerprint News2:
22-24
1991Schartl M, Schlupp I, Schartl A,
Meyer MK, Nanda I, Schmid M,
Epplen JT & Parzefall J

On the stability of dispensable constituents of the eucariotic genome: Stability of coding sequences versus truly hypervariable sequences in a clonal vertebrate, the Amazon molly, Poecilia formosaProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA88:
8759-8763
Schlupp I, Parzefall J
& Schartl M
Male mate choice in mixed bisexual/unisexual breeding complexes of Poecilia (Teleostei: Poeciliidae)Ethology88:
215-222
1992Schlupp I, Parzefall J, Epplen JT, Nanda I, Schmid M & Schartl MPseudomale behaviour and spontaneous masculinization in the all - female teleost Poecilia formosa (Teleostei: Poeciliidae)Behaviour122:
88-104
1993Uiblein F, Durand J, Schlupp I, Juberthie C & Parzefall JOptomotor response in Proteus anguinus grafted with an eye of the epigean salamander Euproctus asperMemoires de Biospeologie20:
265-267
1994Schlupp I & Podloucky RChanges in breeding site fidelity: A combined study of conservation and behaviour in the Common Toad, Bufo bufoBiological Conservation69:
285-291
Schlupp I, Marler C & Ryan MJBenefit to Male Sailfin Mollies of Mating with Heterospecific FemalesScience263:
373-374
1995Nanda I, Schartl M, Feichtinger W, Schlupp I, Parzefall J & Schmid MChromosomal evidence for laboratory synthesis of a triploid hybrid between the gynogenetic teleost Poecilia formosa and its host speciesJournal of Fish Biology47:
619-623
Schartl M, Nanda I, Schlupp I, Wilde B, Epplen JT, Schmid M
& Parzefall J
Incorporation of subgenomic amounts of DNA as compensation for mutational load in a gynogenetic fishNature373:
68-71
Schartl M, Wilde B, Schlupp I & Parzefall JEvolutionary origin of a parthenoform, the Amazon molly, P. formosa, on the basis of a molecular genealogy Evolution49:
827-835
1996Schlupp I & Ryan MJMixed species shoals and the maintenance of a sexual-asexual mating system in two species of molliesAnimal Behaviour52:
885-890
Schlupp I, Parzefall J, Epplen JT
& Schartl M
Limia vittata as host species for the Amazon Molly, Poecilia formosa: no evidence for sexual reproductionJournal of Fish Biology48:
792-795
1997Altschmied J, Hornung U,
Schlupp I, Gadau J, Kolb R
& Schartl M
Rapid isolation of PCR-suited DNA laboratory and field workBioTechniques23:
228-229
Döbler M, Schlupp I
& Parzefall J
Changes in mate choice with spontaneous masculinisation in P. formosaAbstract Advances in Ethology32:
p. 204
Schartl A, Nanda I, Wacker R, Hornung U, Müller-Hermelink H-K, Schlupp I, Parzefall J, Schmid M
& Schartl M
Susceptibility to the development of pigment cell tumors in a clone of the Amazon Molly, Poecilia formosa, introduced through a microchromosomeCancer Research57:
2993-3000
Schlupp I & Ryan MJMale Sailfin Mollies (Poecilia latipinna) copy the mate choice of other malesBehavioral Ecology8:
104-107
1998Schlupp I, Nanda I, Döbler M, Lamatsch DK, Epplen JT,
Parzefall J, Schmid M & Schartl M
Dispensable and indispensable genes in the Amazon molly Poecilia formosaCytogenetics and Cell Genetics80:
193-198
Schlüter A, Parzefall J
& Schlupp I
Female preference for symmetrical vertical bars in male Sailfin Mollies (Poecilia latipinna)Animal Behaviour56:
147-153
1999Körner K, Lütjens O, Parzefall J
& Schlupp I
The role of experience in mate preferences of the unisexual Amazon mollyBehaviour136:
257-268
Landmann K, Parzefall J
& Schlupp I
A sexual preference in the Amazon molly, Poecilia formosaEnvironmental Biology of Fishes56:
325-331
Schlupp I, Waschulewski M
& Ryan MJ
Female preferences for naturally occurring novel male traitsBehaviour136:
519-527
2000Gonçalves DM, Oliveira RF,
Körner KE, Poschadel J
& Schlupp I
Using video playbacks to study visual communication in a marine fish, Salaria pavoAnimal Behaviour60:
351-357
Oliveira RF, McGregor PK, Schlupp I & Rosenthal GGVideo playback techniques in behavioural researchActa Ethologica3:
1
Oliveira RF, Rosenthal GG,
Schlupp I, McGregor PK, Cuthill I, Endler JA, Fleishman L, Zeil J, Barata E, Burford F, Gonçalves D, Haley M, Jakobsson S, Jennions M, Körner KE, Lindström L, Peake T, Pilastro A, Pope D, Roberts S,
Rowe C, Smith J & Waas J
Considerations on the use of video-playback as visual stimuli: the Lisbon workshop consensusActa Ethologica3:
61-65
Schlupp IAre there lessons from negative results in studies using video playback?Acta Ethologica3:
9-13
2001Schlupp I, McKnab R & Ryan MJSexual harassment as a cost for sailfin molly females: bigger males cost lessBehaviour138:
277-286
2002Niemeitz A, Kreutzfeldt R,
Schartl M, Parzefall J & Schlupp I
Male mating behaviour of a molly, Poecilia latipunctata: a third host for the asexual Amazon mollyActa Ethologica5:
45-49
Plath M, Körner KE, Schlupp I
& Parzefall J
Sex recognition and female preferences of Cave mollies Poecilia mexicana in light and darknessMemoires de Biospeologie28:
163–167
Schlupp I, Parzefall J & Schartl MBiogeography of the Amazon molly, Poecilia formosaJournal of Biogeography29:
1-6
Witte K & Schlupp IAn unusual foraging strategy in ducks (Aves: Anatidae)Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society35:
10-11
2003Gonçalves DM, Oliveira RF,
Körner KE & Schlupp I
Intersexual copying by sneaker males of the peacock blennyAnimal Behaviour65:
355-361
Plath M, Körner KE, Parzefall J
& Schlupp I
Persistence of a visually mediated mating preference in the Cave molly Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Subterranean Biology1:
93–97
Plath M, Parzefall J & Schlupp IThe role of sexual harassment in cave- and surface-dwelling populations of the Atlantic molly, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology54:
303-309
Plath M, Wiedemann K,
Parzefall J & Schlupp I
Sex recognition in surface- and cave-dwelling male Atlantic mollies Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Behaviour140:
765–781
2004Arndt M, Parzefall J & Plath MDoes sexual experience influence mate choice decisions in cave molly females (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei)?Subterranean Biology2:
53-58
Lamatsch DK, Nanda I,
Schlupp I, Epplen JT, Schmid M
& Schartl M
Distribution and stability of supernumerary mircochromosomes in natural populations of the Amazon molly, Poecilia formosaCytogenetics and Genome Research106:
189–194
Plath MCave molly females (Poecilia mexicana) avoid parasitised malesActa Ethologica6:
47-51
Plath M, Arndt M, Parzefall J
& Schlupp I
Size-dependent male mating behaviour in the Cave molly, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Subterranean Biology2:
59-64
Plath M, Brümmer A & Schlupp ISexual harassment in a live-bearing fish (Poecilia mexicana): Influence of population-specific male mating behaviourActa Ethologica7:
65–72
Plath M, Parzefall J, Körner KE
& Schlupp I
Sexual selection in darkness: Surface and cave dwelling Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei) females prefer the same male traitBehavioral Ecology and Sociobiology55:
596-601
Plath M, Tobler M & Schlupp ICave fish looking for mates: a visual mating preference in surface and cave dwelling Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae)Zeitschrift für Fischkunde7:
61-69
Plath M, Wiedemann K
& Parzefall J
Cave molly males (Poecilia mexicana) do not recognise receptive females without body contactNatura Croatica13:
105-108
Timmermann M, Schlupp I
& Plath M
Evolution of shoaling behaviour in a cave-dwelling barb, Garra barreimiae (Cyprinidae, Teleostei)Acta Ethologica7:
59-64
2005Plath M, Heubel KU,
García de León FJ & Schlupp I
Cave molly females like well-fed malesBehavioral Ecology and Sociobiology58:
144-151
Plath M, Heubel KU & Schlupp IField observations on male mating behavior in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae)Zeitschrift für Fischkunde7:
113-119
Plath M, Körner K, Möller A
& Schlupp I
Imperfect signal transmission and female mate choice in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies P. mexicanaSubterranean Biology3:
57-62
Riesch R, Arndt M & Plath MNon-visual localisation of a conspecific male by surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic molly females (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Natura Croatica14:
47-51
Schlupp IThe evolutionary ecology of gynogenesisAnnual Review of Ecology, Evolution, & Systematics36:
399-417
Schlupp I & Plath MMale mate choice and sperm allocation in a sexual/asexual mating complex of Poecilia (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Biology Letters1:
169-171
Tiedemann R, Moll K, Paulus KB
& Schlupp I
New microsatellite loci confirm hybrid origin, parthenogenetic inheritance, and mitotic gene conversion in the gynogenetic Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa)Molecular Ecology Notes5:
586–589
Tobler MFeigning death in the Central American cichlid Parachromis friedrichsthaliiJournal of Fish Biology66:
877-881
Tobler M & Schlupp IParasites in sexual and asexual mollies (Poecilia, Poeciliidae, Teleostei): a case for the Red Queen?Biology Letters1:
166-168
Tobler M, Wahli T & Schlupp IComparison of parasite communities in sympatric and allopatric populations of sexual and asexual mollies of the genus Poecilia (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Journal of Fish Biology67:
1072-1082
Tobler M, Wiedemann K
& Plath M
Homosexual behaviour in a cavernicolous fish, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Zeitschrift für Fischkunde7:
95-99
2006
Heubel K & Schlupp ITurbidity affects association behaviour of male Poecilia latipinnaJournal of Fish Biology 68:
555-568
Körner KE, Schlupp I, Plath M
& Loew ER
Spectral sensitivity of mollies: comparing surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies, Poecilia mexicanaJournal of Fish Biology69:
54-65
Plath M, Brümmer A, Parzefall J
& Schlupp I
Size-dependent male mating behaviour and sexual harassment in a population of Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana) from a sulphur creekActa Ethologica9:
15-21
Plath M, Körner KE, Möller A
& Schlupp I
Imperfect signal transmission and female mate choice in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Subterranean Biology3:
57-62
Plath M, Rohde M, Schröder T, Taebel-Hellwig A & Schlupp IFemale mating preferences in blind cave tetras Astyanax fasciatus (Characidae, Teleostei)Behaviour143:
15-32
Plath M, Seggel U, Burmeister H, Heubel KU & Schlupp IChoosy males from the underground: Male mate choice in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Naturwissen-
schaften
93:
103-109
Plath M & Tobler MCoercive mating and genitalia size in two populations of a livebearing toothcarp (Poecilia mexicana): do cave molly males have shorter gonopodia?Zeitschrift für Fischkunde8:
103-106
Riesch R, Ford JKB
& Thomsen F
Stability and group-specificity of stereotyped whistles in resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) off Vancouver Island, British ColumbiaAnimal Behaviour71:
79-91
Riesch R, Schlupp I & Plath MInfluence of male competition on male mating behaviour in the cave molly, Poecilia mexicanaJournal of Ethology24:
27-31
Riesch R, Schlupp I, Tobler M
& Plath M
Species recognition in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology60:
794-802
Schlupp I, Poschadel J, Tobler M
& Plath M
Male size polymorphism and testis weight in two species of mollies (Poecilia latipinna, P. mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Zeitschrift für Fischkunde8:
9-16
Tobler MThe eggspots of cichlids: Evolution through sensory exploitation?Zeitschrift für Fischkunde8:
39-46
Tobler M, Burmeister H,
Schlupp I & Plath M
Regressive evolution of visually mediated preferences in the Cave molly (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Subterranean Biology4:
59-65
Tobler M, Plath M, Burmeister H
& Schlupp I
Black spots and female association preferences in a sexual/ asexual mating complex (Poecilia, Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology60:
159-165
Tobler M, Schlupp I, Heubel KU, Riesch R, García de León FJ,
Giere O & Plath M
Life on the edge: Hydrogen sulfide and the fish communities of a Mexican cave and surrounding watersExtremophiles10:
577-585
2007Nanda I, Schlupp I, Lamatsch DK, Lampert KP, Schmid M
& Schartl M
Stable inheritance of host species-derived microchromosomes in the gynogenetic fish Poecilia formosaGenetics177:
917-926
Parzefall J, Kraus C, Tobler M
& Plath M
Photophilic behaviour in a cave fish, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae)Journal of Fish Biology71:
1225-1231
Plath M & Tobler MSex recognition in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic molly females (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei): influence of visual and non-visual cuesActa Ethologica10:
81-88
Plath M, Hauswaldt S, Moll K, Tobler M, García de León FJ, Schlupp I & Tiedemann R Local adaptation and pronounced genetic differentiation in an extremophile fish, Poecilia mexicana, inhabiting a Mexican cave with toxic hydrogen sulfideMolecular Ecology16:
967-976
Plath M, Makowicz AM,
Schlupp I & Tobler M
Sexual harassment in livebearing fishes (Poeciliidae): comparing courting and non-courting speciesBehavioral Ecology18:
680-688
Plath M, Tobler M, Riesch R, García de León FJ, Giere O
& Schlupp I
Survival in an extreme habitat: the role of behavior and energy limitationNaturwissen-
schaften
94:
991-996
Plath M, Schlupp I, Parzefall J
& Riesch R
Female choice for large body size in the cave molly, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei): Influence of sex- and species-specific cuesBehaviour144:
1147-1160
Riesch R, Clifton J, Fisher J,
Forney A, Geurin E, Kuzmic A, Morris D, Riley M, Shelley C, Sivanesan E, Sprague T, Washington G, Williams D, Wong M & Spooner D
The role of habitat type and nutrient quality on invertebrate dispersal and diversityProceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science87:
89-94
Tobler MReversed sexual dimorphism and female courtship in the Topaz cichlid, Archocentrus myrnae (Cichlidae, Teleostei), from Costa RicaSouthwestern Naturalist 52:
371-377
Tobler M & Schlupp IInfluence of black spot disease on shoaling behaviour in female western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Environmental Biology of Fishes81:
29-34
Tobler M, Schlupp I, García de León FJ, Glaubrecht M & Plath MExtreme habitats as refuge from parasite infections? Evidence from an extremophile fishActa Oecologica31:
270-275
Tobler M, Schlupp I & Plath MPredation of cave fish (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae) by a giant water-bug (Belostoma, Belostomatidae) in a Mexican sulfur caveEcological Entomology32:
492-495
2008Franssen C, Tobler M, Riesch R, García de León FJ, Tiedemann R, Schlupp I & Plath MSperm production in an extremophile fish, the cave molly (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Aquatic Ecology42:
685-692
Heubel KU & Schlupp ISeasonal plasticity in male mating preferences
in sailfin mollies
Behavioral Ecology19:
1080-1086
Heubel KU, Hornhardt K,
Ollmann T, Parzefall J, Ryan MJ
& Schlupp I
Geographic variation in female mate-copying in the species complex of a unisexual fish, Poecilia formosaBehaviour145:
1041-1064
Hubbs C & Schlupp IJuvenile survival in a unisexual/sexual complex of molliesEnvironmental Biology of Fishes83:
327-330

Plath MMale mating behavior and costs of sexual harassment for females in cavernicolous and extremophile populations of Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana)Behaviour145:
73-98
Plath M & Schlupp IParallel evolution leads to reduced shoaling behavior in two cave dwelling populations of Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Environmental Biology of Fishes82:
289-297
Plath M & Schlupp IMisleading mollies - the effect of an audience on the expression of mating preferencesCommunicative & Integrative Biology1:
199-203
Plath M, Blum D, Schlupp I
& Tiedemann R
Audience effect alters mating preferences in a livebearing fish, the Atlantic molly, Poecilia mexicanaAnimal Behaviour75:
21-29
Plath M, Blum D, Tiedemann R
& Schlupp I
A visual audience effect in a cave fishBehaviour145:
931-947
Plath M, Richter S, Tiedemann R
& Schlupp I
Male Fish deceive Competitors about Mating PreferencesCurrent Biology18:
1138-1141
Riesch R, Ford JKB & Thomsen FWhistle sequences in wild killer whales (Orcinus orca)Journal of the Acoustical Society of America124:
1822-1829
Riesch R, Schlupp I
& Plath M

Female sperm limitation in natural populations of a sexual/asexual mating complex (Poecilia latipinna, Poecilia formosa)Biology Letters4:
266-269
Schaschl H, Tobler M, Plath M,
Penn DJ & Schlupp I
Polymorphic MHC loci in an asexual fish, the amazon molly (Poecilia formosa; Poeciliidae)Molecular Ecology17:
5220-5230
Tobler MDivergence in trophic ecology characterizes colonization of extreme habitatsBiological Journal of the Linnean Society95:
517-528
Tobler M & Schlupp IExpanding the horizon: the Red Queen and potential alternativesCanadian Journal of Zoology86:
765-773
Tobler M & Schlupp IInfluence of black spot disease on shoaling behaviour in female Western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Environmental Biology of Fishes81:
29-34
Tobler M, Schlupp I & Plath MDoes divergence in female mate choice affect male size distributions in two cave fish populations? Biology Letters4:
452-454
Tobler M, DeWitt TJ, Schlupp I, Garcia de Léon FG, Herrmann R, Feulner PGD, Tiedemann R
& Plath M
Toxic hydrogen sulfide and dark caves: Phenotypic and genetic divergence across two environmental gradients Poecilia mexicanaEvolution62:
2643-2659
Tobler M, Franssen CM & Plath MMale-biased predation of a cave fish by a giant water bugNaturwissen-
schaften
95:
775-779
Tobler M, Riesch R,
García de León FJ, Schlupp I
& Plath M
Two endemic and endangered fishes Poecilia sulphuraria and Gambusia eurystoma (Poeciliidae, Teleostei), as only survivors in a small sulfidic habitatJournal of Fish Biology72:
523-533
Tobler M, Riesch R, García de León FJ, Schlupp I & Plath MA new and morphologically distinct population of cavernicolous Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei)Environmental Biology of Fishes82:
101-108
Ziege M, Padur L, Duwe V,
Ramm A, Scharnweber K, Riesch R
& Plath M
Audience effect alters mate choice in male Heterophallus milleri (Poeciliidae)Bulletin of Fish Biology10:
87-92
2009Fischer C & Schlupp IDifferences in thermal tolerance in coexisting sexual and asexual mollies (Poecilia, Poeciliidae, Teleostei) Journal of
Fish Biology
74:
1662-1668
Lamatsch DK, Lampert KP,
Fischer P, Geiger M, Schlupp I
& Schartl M
Diploid Amazon mollies (Poecilia formosa) show higher fitness than triploids in clonal competition experimentsEvolutionary Ecology23:
687-697
Langerhans RB & Makowicz MShared and unique features of morphological differentiation between predator regimes in
Gambusia caymanensis
Journal of Evolutionary Biology22:
2231-2242
Poschadel J, Plath M & Schlupp IDivergent female mating preference in a clonal fishActa Ethologica12:
55-60
Riesch R, Duwe V, Herrmann N, Padur L, Ramm A, Scharnweber K, Schulte M, Schulz-Mirbach T,
Ziege M & Plath M
Variation along the shy-bold continuum in extremophile fishes (Poecilia mexicana,
Poecilia sulphuraria)
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology63:
1515-1526
Riesch R, Tobler M, Plath M
& Schlupp I
Offspring number in a livebearing fish (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae): reduced fecundity and reduced plasticity in a population of cave molliesEnvironmental Biology of Fishes84:
89-94
Schlupp IBehaviour of fishes in the sexual/unisexual mating system of the Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa)Advances in the Study of Behavior39:
153-183
Tobler M & Schlupp IThreatened fishes of the world: Poecilia latipunctataEnvironmental Biology of Fishes85:
31-32
Tobler M, Riesch RW, Tobler CM
& Plath M
Compensatory behavior in response to sulphide-induced hypoxia affects time budgets, feeding efficiency, and predation riskEvolutionary Ecology Research11:
935-948
Tobler M, Riesch R, Tobler CM,
Schulz-Mirbach T & Plath M
Natural and sexual selection against immigrants maintains differentiation among micro-allopatric populationsJournal of Evolutionary Biology22:
2298-2304

Book Chapters

Schlupp I (1997) Warum kopulieren Männchen bisexueller Poecilia - Arten mit den Weibchen des Amazonenkärpflings (Poecilia formosa)? In: FRANCK D, Einführung in die Verhaltensbiologie, Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 191 - 193.

Schlupp I (2003) Die Liebe der Fische: Das ungewöhnliche Liebesleben des Amazonenkärpflings. Bookchapter for an exhibition catalogue on “Fishes” (with an insert by Rayne Hurzeler) Kunstverein Bad Salzdetfurth.

Schlupp I & Wanker R (2003) Entwicklungsethologie. In: Lehrbuch der Entwicklungspsychiatrie (HERPERTZ-DAHLMANN B, RESCH F, SCHULTE-MARKWORT M, WARNKE A (Hrsg.)). Schattauer Verlag Stuttgart 1-13. (second edition is coming in 2005)

Schlupp I (2004) Behavior of unisexual vertebrates with special focus on the Amazon molly. In: Enzyclopedia of Animal Behavior (2004) (edited by Mark Bekoff).

Matos RJ & Schlupp I (2005) Performing in front of an audience – signalers and the social environment. (April 2005) In: Animal Communication Networks (Ed.: McGregor, P.K.) Cambridge University Press, 63-83. (ISBN: 0521823617)

Further Publications

Schlupp I, Kietz M, Podloucky R & Stolz FM (1989) Pilot projekt Braken: preliminary results from the resettlement of adult toads to a substitute breeding site. In: LANGTON,T.E.S. (Ed.): Amphibians and Roads, Proceedings of the Toad Tunnel Conference, Rendsburg (FRG), 7.-8. January 1989. ACO Polymer Products Ltd., Shefford, England, 127-133.

Schlupp I, Podloucky R, Kietz M & Stolz FM (1990) Pilotprojekt "Braken": Erste Ergebnisse zur Neubesiedlung eines Ersatzlaichgewässers durch adulte Erdkröten (Bufo bufo L.). Informationsdienst Naturschutz Niedersachsen 10:12-18.

Schlupp I (1991) Besiedlung eines Ersatzlaichgewässers mittels Lernen durch adulte Erdkröten, Bufo bufo L.. Seevögel 12 (Sonderband 1):101-103.

Passenheim H, Podloucky R & Schlupp I (2001) Pilotprojekt Braken: Langzeitstudie über die Entwicklung einer Population von Erdkröten (Bufo bufo L.) in einem Ersatzlaichgewässer führt zu positiven Ergebnissen. In: UFZ Bericht 2/2001 (Gottschalk, E., Barkow, A., Mühlenberg, M. & Settele, J. (Eds.) pp 149-154.

Poschadel J & Plath M (2004) Gebirgsbäche und Tropfsteinhöhlen, die zwei Lebensräume des Pyrenäengebirgssalamanders Euproctus asper mit ersten Ergebnissen zu den Verwandtschaftsverhältnissen zwischen ober- und unterirdischen Populationen. Elaphe 4/04:59-67.

Poschadel J & Plath M (2004) Die zwei ungewöhnlichen Lebensräume des Pyrenäengebirgsmolches: Gebirgsbäche und Tropfsteinhöhlen. Höhlenkundliche Arbeitsgruppe Hessen- Info 3/04:14-21.
Cave Biology

Sachs-Ternes W, Jaschke T & Schlupp I (2004) Wanderaktivität und Mortalität von Amphibien vor und nach einer Straßensperrung: Erfahrungsbericht über den Erfolg einer Schutzmaßnahme. Natur und Landschaft 79/1:26-30.

Plath M, Tobler M, Riesch R, García de León FJ & Schlupp I (2006) Evolutionary biology meets the Cueva Villa Luz: Ichthyological research in a sulfidic cave in Tabasco. AMCS Newsletter (American Mexican Cave Society) 29:64-68.

Schlupp I, Riesch R & Tobler M (2007) Quick guide–Amazon mollies. Current Biology 17:R536-R537.

Further Publicationsh by our Collaborateurs

2006

Apio A, Plath M & Wronski T (2006) Localised defecation sites: a tactic to avoid re-infection by gastrointestinal tract parasites in bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus)? Journal of Ethology 24:85-90.

Apio A, Plath M & Wronski T (2006) Patterns of variation in the infection with gastrointestinal tract parasites in bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) in Queen Elisabeth National Park, Uganda. Journal of Helminthology 80:213-218.

Apio A, Plath M & Wronski T (2006) Foraging height levels and the risk of gastrointestinal parasitic infections of wild ungulates in an African savannah eco-system. Helminthologia 43:134-138.

Poschadel J, Meyer-Lucht Y & Plath M (2006) Response to chemical cues from conspecifics reflects male mating preference for large female size and male-male competition in the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis). Behaviour 143:569-587.

Poschadel JR, Rudolph A, Warbeck A & Plath M (2006) Influence of visual and chemical cues on the aggregation behavior of Pyrenean mountain newts, Euproctus asper (Urodela, Salamandridae). Subterranean Biology 3:63-68.

Wronski T & Plath M (2006) Mate availability and intruder pressure as determinants of territory size in male bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus). Acta Ethologica 9:37-42.

Wronski T, Apio A & Plath M (2006) The communicatory significance of localised defecation sites in bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60:368-378.

Wronski T, Apio A & Plath M (2006) Activity patterns of bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Behavioural Processes 73:333-341.

Wronski T, Apio A, Baranga J & Plath M (2006) Scent marking and territorial defence in male bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus). Journal of Zoology 270:49-55.

Wronski T, Apio A, Wanker R & Plath M (2006) Behavioural repertoire of the bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus): agonistic behaviour, mating behaviour, and parent-offspring relations. Journal of Ethology 24:247-260.

Wronski T, Tiedemann R, Apio A & Plath M (2006) Cover, food, competitors and individual densities within bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) female clan home ranges. Acta Theriologica 51:319-326.

2007

Apio A, Plath M, Tiedemann R & Wronski T (2007) Age-dependent mating tactics in male bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus). Behaviour 144:585-610.

Poschadel JR, Rudolph A & Plath M (2007) Non-visual mate choice in the Pyrenean mountain newt (Euproctus asper): females prefer small males. Acta Ethologica 10:35-40.

2008

Heubel KU & Plath M (2008) Influence of male harassment and female competition on female feeding behaviour in a sexual-asexual mating complex of mollies (Poecilia mexicana, P. formosa). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62:1689-1699.

Horstkotte J & Plath M (2008) Divergent evolution of feeding substrate preferences in a phylogenetically young species flock of pupfish (Cyprinodon spp.). Naturwissenschaften 95:1175-1180.

Plath M & Strecker U (2008) Behavioral diversification in a young species flock of pupfish (Cyprinodon spp.): Shoaling and aggressive behavior. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62:1727-1737.

Wronski T, Kabasa JD, Plath M & Apio A (2008) Object-horning as advertising and marking behaviour in male bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus)? Journal of Ethology 26:165-173.

2009

Feulner PGD, Plath M, Engelmann J, Kirschbaum F & Tiedemann R (2009) Electrifying love: electric fish use species-specific discharge for mate recognition. Biology Letters 5:225-228.

Moodley Y, Bruford M, Bleidorn C, Wronski T, Apio A & Plath M (2009) Analysis of mitochondrial DNA data reveals non-monophyly in the bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) complex. Mammalian Biology 74:418-422.

Timmermann M & Plath M (2009) Phototactic response and light sensitivity in an epigean and a hypogean population of a barb (Garra barreimiae, Cyprinidae). Aquatic Ecology 43:539-547.

Wronski T, Apio A & Plath M (2009) Absence of a dominance hierarchy confirms territorial organization in male bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas, 1766). African Journal of Ecology 47:261-266.

In thethe Media

Science News Magazine (Vol. 170, No. 18) on Tobler (2005) (pdf)

NewScientist (07 Dec 2007) on Plath et al. (2008) (article)

The Scientist (Vol. 22, Issue 7, page 17) (website / pdf)

The New York Times (05 Aug 2008) on Plath et al. (2008) Current Biol (article)

ScienceShots (05 Aug 2008) on Plath et al. (2008) Current Biol (article)

Nature (07 Aug 2008) on Plath et al. (2008) Current Biol (article)

Faculty of 1000 Biology on Plath et al. (2008) Current Biol (website)

Ärztezeitung.de (21 Aug 2008) on Tobler et al. (2008) Biol Lett (article)

AquaNet (25 May 09) on Fischer & Schlupp (2009) J Fish Biol (article)

 
 
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