Recurrent origin of a sexually selected trait in Xiphophorus fishes inferred from a molecular phylogeny

Darwin believed that sexual selection accounts for the evolution of exaggerated male ornaments, such as the sword-like caudal fin extensions of male fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, that appear detrimental to survival. Swordtails continue to feature prominently in empirical work and theories of sexu...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1994-04, Vol.368 (6471), p.539-542
Main Authors: Meyer, Axel, Morrissey, Jean M, Schartl, Manfred
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Agnatha. Pisces
Animals
Base Sequence
Bias
Biological and medical sciences
Biological Evolution
Cyprinodontiformes - classification
Cyprinodontiformes - genetics
Cyprinodontiformes - physiology
Cytochrome b Group - genetics
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA - genetics
DNA Primers
Ecology
Evolution
Female
Fish
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Male
Males
Mitochondria
Molecular Sequence Data
Origins
Phylogeny
Pisces
Protein-Tyrosine Kinases - genetics
Selection, Genetic
Sensation
Sex Characteristics
Survival
Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
Xiphophorus
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Xiphophorus
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