Publications


31. Riesch, R., M. Tobler, M. Plath & I. Schlupp (in press): Offspring number in a livebearing fish (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae): reduced fecundity and reduced plasticity in a population of cave mollies. Environmental Biology of Fishes.

30. Tobler, M., T. J. DeWitt, I. Schlupp, F. J. Garcia de Léon, R. Herrmann, P. G. D. Feulner, R. Tiedemann & M. Plath (in press): Toxic hydrogen sulfide and dark caves: Phenotypic and genetic divergence across two environmental gradients in Poecilia mexicana. Evolution.

29. Tobler, M. (in press): Divergence in trophic ecology characterizes colonization of extreme habitats. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.

28. Tobler, M., I. Schlupp & M. Plath (in press): Does divergence in female mate choice affect male size distributions in two cave fish populations? Biology Letters.

27. Franssen, C. M., M. Tobler, R. Riesch, F. J. Garcia de Léon, R. Tiedemann, I. Schlupp & M. Plath (in press): Sperm production in an extremophile fish, the cave molly (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei). Aquatic Ecology.

26. Tobler, M. & I. Schlupp (2008): Expanding the horizon: The Red Queen and potential alternatives. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86 (8): 765-773.

25. Tobler, M., C. M. Franssen & M. Plath (2008): Male-biased predation on a cave fish by a giant water bug. Naturwissenschaften 95 (8): 775-779.

24. Tobler, M., R. Riesch, F. J. García de León, I. Schlupp & M. Plath (2008): A new and morphologically distinct cavernicolous population of Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei). Environmental Biology of Fishes 82 (1): 101-108.

23. Tobler, M., R. Riesch, F. J. García de León, I. Schlupp & M. Plath (2008): Two endemic and endangered fishes, Poecilia sulphuraria (Alvarez, 1948) and Gambusia eurystoma Miller, 1975 (Poeciliidae, Teleostei) as only survivors in a small sulphidic habitat. Journal of Fish Biology 72 (3): 523-533.

22. Tobler, M. & I. Schlupp (2008): Influence of black spot disease on shoaling behaviour in female western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis (Poeciliidae, Teleostei). Environmental Biology of Fishes 81 (1): 29-34.

21. Plath, M., M. Tobler, R. Riesch, F. J. Garcia de Léon, O. Giere & I. Schlupp (2007): Survival in an extreme habitat: the role of behavior and energy limitation. Naturwissenschaften 94: 991-996.

20. Tobler, M., I. Schlupp & M. Plath (2007): Predation of cave fish (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae) by a giant water-bug (Belostoma, Belostomatidae) in a Mexican sulfur cave. Ecological Entomology 32 (5): 492-495.

19. Parzefall, J., C. Kraus, M. Tobler & M. Plath (2007): Photophilic behaviour in a cave fish, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae). Journal of Fish Biology 71 (4): 1225-1231.

18. Plath, M. & M. Tobler (2007): Sex recognition in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic molly females (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei): influence of visual and non-visual cues. Acta Ethologica 10 (2): 81-88.

17. Tobler, M. (2007): Reversed sexual dimorphism and female courtship in the Topaz cichlid, Archocentrus myrnae (Cichlidae, Teleostei), from Costa Rica. Southwestern Naturalist 52: 371-377.

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

15. Plath, M., A. M. Makowicz, I. Schlupp & M. Tobler (2007): Sexual harassment in livebearing fishes (Poeciliidae): comparing courting and non-courting species. Behavioral Ecology 18: 680-688.

14. Tobler, M., I. Schlupp, F. J. Garcia de Leon, M. Glaubrecht & M. Plath (2007): Extreme habitats as refuge from parasite infections? Evidence from an extremophile fish. Acta Oecologica 31: 270-275.

13. Plath, M., S. Hauswaldt, K. Moll, M. Tobler, F. J. Garcia de Léon, I. Schlupp & R. Tiedemann (2007): Local adaptation and pronounced genetic differentiation in an extremophile fish, Poecilia mexicana, inhabiting a Mexican cave with toxic hydrogen sulfide. Molecular Ecology 16: 967-976.

12. Tobler, M., H. Burmeister, I. Schlupp & M. Plath (2006): Regressive evolution of visually mediated preferences in the Cave molly (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei). Subterranean Biology 4: 59-65.

11. Plath, M. & M. Tobler (2006): Coercive mating and genitalia size in two populations of a livebearing toothcarp (Poecilia mexicana): do Cave molly males have shorter gonopodia? Zeitschrift für Fischkunde 8 (1-2): 103-107.

10. Tobler, M. (2006): The eggspots of cichlids: Evolution through sensory exploitation? Zeitschrift für Fischkunde 8 (1-2): 39-46.

9. Schlupp, I., J. Poschadel, M. Tobler & M. Plath (2006): Male size polymorphism and testis weight in two species of mollies (Poecilia latipinna, P. mexicana, Poeciliidae, Teleostei). Zeitschrift für Fischkunde 8 (1-2): 9-16.

8. Tobler, M., I. Schlupp, K. U. Heubel, R. Riesch, F. J. Garcia de Leon, O. Giere & M. Plath (2006): Life on the edge: Hydrogen sulfide and the fish communities of a Mexican cave and surrounding waters. Extremophiles 10 (6): 577-585.

7. Riesch, R., I. Schlupp, M. Tobler & M. Plath (2006): Reduction of the association preference for conspecifics in cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies, Poecilia mexicana. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60: 794-802.

6. Tobler, M., M. Plath, H. Burmeister & I. Schlupp (2006): Black spots and female association preferences in a sexual/ asexual mating complex (Poecilia, Poeciliidae, Teleostei). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60: 159-165.

5. Tobler, M., K. Wiedemann & M. Plath (2005): Homosexual behaviour in a cavernicolous fish, Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae, Teleostei). Zeitschrift für Fischkunde 7 (2): 95-99.

4. Tobler, M., T. Wahli & I. Schlupp (2005): Comparison of parasite communities in native and introduced populations of sexual and asexual mollies of the genus Poecilia (Poecliidae, Teleostei). Journal of Fish Biology 67 (4): 1072-1082.

3. Tobler, M. & I. Schlupp (2005): Parasites in sexual and asexual molly species of the genus Poecilia (Poeciliidae, Teleostei): A case for the Red Queen? Biology Letters 1 (2): 166-168.

2. Tobler, M. (2005): Feigning death in the Central American cichlid Parachromis friedrichsthalii. Journal of Fish Biology 66 (3): 877-881.

1. Plath, M., M. Tobler & I. Schlupp (2004): Cave fish looking for mates: A visual mating preference in surface- and cave-dwelling Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana, Poeciliidae). Zeitschrift für Fischkunde 7 (1): 61-69.

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