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TI: Decrease of the effective population size during maintenance of the guppy strain
AU: Fujio,-Yoshihisa; Nakajima,-Masamichi; Barinova,-A.A.
AF: Grad. Sch. Agric., Tohoku Univ. Sendai 981-8555 Japan
SO: Fish-Sci 1999 vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 362-366
IS: ISSN 0919-9268
PY: 1999
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article)
ER: F (Freshwater)
AB: The change of gene frequencies at the AAT-1* and PGM-1* loci was examined in the two guppy strains, S and S3, which had been maintained as a closed colony for a period of 16 years. These strains had been separated from an original strain in 1981. In the S strain, the *a allele frequency at AAT-1* locus changed from 0.282 in 1981 to 0.602 in 1997, and the *a allele at the PGM-1* locus changed from 0.772 to 0.430. On the other hand, in the S3 strain, the *a allele frequency at the AAT-1* locus changed to 0.395 in 1997, and the *a allele at the PGM-1* locus changed to 0.528. The effective population size (Ne) during the maintenance period of the guppy strain was estimated based on the magnitude of the random drift in the gene frequency. The estimated Ne was initially 623 in the S strain and 413 in the S3 strain. The decrease of Ne over a period of 16 years was demonstrated to be 18 in the S strain and 24 in the S3 strain, and these phenomenon may be led by the sampling of mature fish.

TI: Detection of a low temperature-resistant gene in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata ), with reference to sex-linked inheritance.
AU: Fujio,-Y.; Nakajima,-M.; Nagahama,-Y.
AF: Dep. Fish. Sci., Fac. Agric., Tohoku Univ., Sendai 981, Japan
SO: JAP.-J.-GENET. 1990. vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 201-207
PY: 1990
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article)
AB: Response to low temperature was measured in different strains in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata . The responses of each strain were measured as survival rates, which were calculated from the survived fish after 24 h at 12 degree C for fishes acclimated at 23 degree C. The values for response measurements demonstrate the survival rates that were very different among strains, and among females and males with each strain. The progeny tests for resistant (R) and susceptible (r) to the low temperature treatment in intra-crosses indicated a mode of sex-linked inheritance.

TI: Selection response on thermal resistance of the guppy Poecilia reticulata
AU: Fujio,-Yoshihisa; Nakajima,-Masamichi; Nomura,-Go
AF: Fac. Agric., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Miyagi 981, Japan
SO: FISH.-SCI. 1995 vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 731-734
IS: ISSN 0919-9268
PY: 1995
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article)
AB: To elucidate the genetic control for thermal resistance of the guppy Poecilia reticulata, its response to high temperature was measured as the death time, at which the immature fish acclimated at 23 degree C died when exposed to 37 degree C. Using sub-population comparison, the heritability of thermal resistance was estimated at 0.183. The two-way selection for thermal resistance led to a significant difference of the death time of immature fish between the high temperature resistant population and the sensitive one. The resistant population showed a higher heterozygotic frequency at AAT-1 and PGM-1 locus than the sensitive population. This suggests a heterotic effect for thermal resistance and inbreeding depression for thermal sensitivity. Cross experiments confirmed heterosis for thermal resistance, supporting the above suggestion.

TI: (A new dominant autosomal mutation in both sexes of the guppy (Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859)).
OT: A mindket ivaru guppin (Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859) mutatkozo uj autosomalis dominans mutacio
AU: Horn-P
AF: Mezogazdasagi Foiskola, Kaposvar, Hungary
SO: Allatani-Kozl 1974 vol. 59, no. 1-4, pp. 53-59
NT: Records keyed from 1975 ASFA printed journals.
PY: 1974
LA: Hungarian
LS: German
PT: J (Journal-Article)
ER: F (Freshwater)
AB: A new mutation in both sexes of the guppy is described, in which some dorsal and anal fin rays are much longer than normal. Viability and reproductive capacity are unchanged. Autosomal, monofactorial dominance, influenced by modifier genes, is indicated, but expression of the mutated gene is not influenced by a suppressor gene with or without dominant alleles. Fa is proposed as the gene symbol.

TI: Absence of repetitive DNA sequences associated with sex chromosomes in natural populations of the Trinidad guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
AU: Hornaday,-K.; Alexander,-S.; Breden,-F.*
AF: Dep. Biol. Sci., Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
SO: J.-MOL.-EVOL. 1994 vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 431-433
IS: ISSN 0022-2844
PY: 1994
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article)
ER: F (Freshwater)
AB: The genus Poecilia reticulata has been widely studied as a model for the evolution of sex chromosomes. In the course of molecular studies on population genetic structure and sexual selection in the Trinidad guppy, we examined our preparations for male-linked, repetitive DNA polymorphisms. We have not obtained any evidence of male-specific polymorphisms, in contrast to an earlier study. Out results have significant implications for theories on the evolution of sex chromosomes.

TI: Genetic variation for thermal resistance of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata
AU: Kanda,-N.; Nakajima,-M.; Fujio,-Y.
AF: Dep. Fish. Sci., Fac. Agric., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
SO: TOHOKU-J.-AGRIC.-RES. 1992 vol. 42, no. 3-4, pp. 67-72
IS: ISSN 0040-8719
PY: 1992
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article)
ER: F (Freshwater)
AB: Responses to high temperature were measured in 10 sub-populations, each of which was prepared from a gravid female mated with one male of the S3 strain of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata. The responses were measured as the death time, the time at which the fish exposed to 37 degree C died, for those acclimated at 23 degree C. The response measurement demonstrated that the death time of immature fish was later than that of mature females and males within each sub-population. The regression lines of the death time on body length in the mature females and males intersected at the average death time of the immature fish in every sub-population. These indicated that the genetic difference of thermal resistance can be clearly shown by only using immature fish. Distribution of the death time among the immature fish showed that thermal resistance had continuous variation, and that the class of the greatest frequency was separated into two. The two-way selection for thermal resistance led to significant difference of the death time of immature fish between the high temperature resistant population and the sensitive one. From these results, two alleles, resistant and sensitive, at the locus were presumed for thermal resistance in the guppy. (DBO).

TI: A factor in sewater restricting strain differences in seawater tolerance of the guppy Poecilia reticulata
AU: Kushiro,-Gyo; Shikano,-Takahito; Nakajima,-Masamichi; Fujio,-Yoshihisa
AF: Appl. Population Genetics Grad. Sch. Agricult. Sci., Tohoku Univ. Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555 Japan
CA: Tohoku Univ. Sendai [Japan] Fac. Agric.
SO: Tohoku-J-Agric-Res 1998 vol. 49, no. 1-2, pp. 11-16
IS: ISSN 0040-8719
PY: 1998
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article)
AB: A factor in seawater restricting strain differences in seawater tolerance was examined in the guppy. Seawater tolerance was measured as LD sub(50), which was estimated from the survival rates 24 h after transfer to serial concentrations of seawater. Seawater tolerance differed from an LD sub(50) of 21.4 ppt to 26.9 ppt among the 13 strains. When fish were transferred to several seawater components, all fish survived in 0.029 M Na sub(2)S0 sub(4), 0.026 M MgCl sub(2), 0.009 M KCl or 0.008 in CaCl sub(2) but all fish died in 0.420 M NaCl. NaCl tolerance differed from an LD sub(50) of 0.285 M to 0.345 M among the 13 strains. A significant positive correlation was observed between the strain differences in seawater and NaCl tolerances. This indicates that the NaCl in seawater is a factor restricting the strain differences in seawater tolerance.

TI: Heterotic effects in salinity tolerance in varying genetic states of populations in the guppy Poecilia reticulata
AU: Nakadate,-Motoki; Nakajima,-Masamichi; Fujio,-Yoshihisa
AF: Lab. Appl. Popul. Genetics, Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Miyagi 981, Japan
CA: Tohoku Univ., Sendai[Japan], Fac. Agric
SO: Tohoku-J.-Agric.-Res. 1997 vol. 48, no. 1-2, 25-34
IS: ISSN 0040-8719
PY: 1997
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article)
AB: The relationship between fitness advantage of isozymic genotype and a state of genetic constitution in a closed colony was examined in guppy strains. Salinity tolerance was a suitable index to estimate heterotic effects within a population. Sixteen of the 18 strains examined were initially divided into two groups; one group was comprised of those strains exhibiting heterozygote excess and the other was composed of those exhibiting homozygote excess. The heterozygote excess group showed no tendency to an increase of survival time in heterozygous individuals, but the bomozygote excess group showed a tendency to an increase of survival time in heterozygous individuals could be explained through the result of heterotic effects to be actualized in the inbreeding state.

TI: Inbreeding depression and heterosis in various quantitative traits of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata
AU: Nakadate,-M.; Shikano,-T.; Taniguchi,-N.
AF: Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-amamiyamachi, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555, Japan; E-mail: shikano@fpu.ac.jp
SO: Aquaculture 2003 vol. 220, no. 1-4, pp. 219-226

IS: ISSN 0044-8486
PY: 2003
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article)
ER: F (Freshwater)
AB: The present study examines the effects of inbreeding and crossing on various quantitative traits in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata. Effects of inbreeding and crossing were examined in six quantitative traits; body length at birth, survival at day 120, undwarf rate at day 120, body length at day 120, salinity tolerance and high temperature tolerance. Full-sib matings revealed that the amount of inbreeding depression varied from -1.0% to 24.6% among the traits and a significant decrease in survival at day 120 and salinity tolerance was observed. This result indicates that inbreeding reduces the performance for some of the quantitative traits but not all. On the other hand, crosses between genetically different strains showed that the amount of heterosis varied from -1.3% to 42.2% among the six quantitative traits and a significant increase in survival at day 120 and salinity tolerance was observed. The relationship between the amount of inbreeding depression and heterosis supports the theory that the phenomenon of heterosis is the reverse of inbreeding depression, indicating that the traits which have decreased by inbreeding can be recovered by means of crossing.


TI: Simple repetitive sequences are associated with differentiation of the sex chromosomes in the guppy fish.
AU: Nanda,-I.; Feichtinger,-W.; Schmid,-M.; Schroeder,-J.H.; Zischler,-H.; Epplen,-J.T.
AF: Inst. Humangenet., Univ. Wuerzburg, D-8700 Wuerzburg, FRG
SO: J.-MOL.-EVOL. 1990. vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 456-462
PY: 1990
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article)
ER: F (Freshwater)
AB: Hybridization of restriction enzyme-digested genomic guppy Poecilia reticulata , Poeciliidae) DNA with the oligonucleotide probe (GACA) sub(4) revealed a male-specific simple tandem repeat locus, which defines the Y chromosome in outbred populations. The related (GATA) sub(4) probe identified certain males with the red color phenotype. In contrast only in two out of eight laboratory guppy strains was the typical (GACA) sub(4) band observed. By specific staining of the constitutive heterochromatin one pair of chromosomes could also be identified as the sex chromosomes, confirming the XX/XY mechanism of sex determination.

TI: Genetic differences in response to high density rearing in the guppy Poecilia reticulata from an Aquarium culture and a feral Moskva River population
AU: Nazarova,-A.V.; Kreslavsky,-A.G.
AF: Biol. Fac., Lomonosov Moscow State Univ., Vorob'evy gory, Moscow 119899, Russia
SO: J.-Ichthyol.;Vopr.-Ikhtiol. 1998 vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 67-74;vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 73-80
IS: ISSN 0032-9452
PY: 1998
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article)
AB: We compared the growth rate and the rate of sexual maturation in descendants of a hybrid generation of aquarium lines of the guppy Poecilia reticulata and descendants of this fish which live for more than twenty years in a warm water outlet of a textile factory in the Moskva River. The aquarium guppies reach sexual maturity later, and have a higher growth rate. The Moskva River feral guppies have a higher survival rate at high density and their growth rate does not decrease in these conditions. The growth rate decreases with a high density in the aquarium population. These differences have a genetic background.


TI: Male and female reproductive fitness of the green snakeskin and yellow snakeskin fancy varieties of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata .
AU: Nicholas,-R.R.; Phang,-V.P.E.
AF: Zool. Dep., Natl. Univ. Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 0511, Rep. Singapore
CO: 2. Asian Fisheries Forum, Tokyo (Japan), 17-22 Apr 1989
SO: THE-SECOND-ASIAN-FISHERIES-FORUM.-P ROCEEDINGS-OF-THE-SECOND-ASIAN-FISHERIES-FORUM,-TOKYO,-JAPAN,-17-22-APRIL-1989. Hirano,-R.;Hanyu,-I.-eds. 1990. pp. 565-568
IS: ISBN 971-1022-79-6
PY: 1990
LA: English
LS: English
PT: B (Book); K (Conference)
ER: F (Freshwater)
AB: The reproductive performances of the green snakeskin (GSS) and yellow snakeskin (YSS) guppy (Poecilia reticulata ) strains were compared. No differences were found for females but were for males in a marked manner. GSS males fertilized all females when both male strains competed for females. In the absence of such competition, GSS males fertilized females 4.5 days faster and matured 50% earlier. GSS males exhibited sexual behavioral traits more often. It seems unlikely that pleiotropic effects of the blond gene would produce sex-linked inter-strain reproductive differences. Genetic drift, the founder effect or indirect selection may be occurring instead. Male guppies should be more affected than females by domestication selection since males are exposed to much more stringent selective pressures.


TI: Studies on fecundity, sex ratio and crossbreeding in different strains of guppy.
AU: Palav,-A.D.; Belsare,-S.G.
AF: Marine Biological Research Station, Konkan Agricultural University Peth Killa, Ratnagiri 415 612
CO: Natl. Symp. on Aquacrops, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Mumbai (India), 16-18 Nov 1994
SO: J-Indian-Fish-Assoc 1995 vol. 25, pp. 99-106
PY: 1995
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article); K (Conference)
ER: F (Freshwater)
AB: Studies on the fecundity, sex ratio and crossbreeding in different strains of the guppy Poecilia reticulata such as Butterfly 1, Butterfly 2 and Cobra strains was carried out. The highest fecundity among Butterfly 1 strain was the 5th breed while it was highest at the 6th and 8th breed among Butterfly 2 and Cobra strain respectively. The average male percentage was 39.88%, 43.39% and 45.02% among Butterfly 1, Butterfly 2 and Cobra strains respectively. The crossbreeding of strains showed good results among crossbreeds of Butterfly-2 (Theta) X Cobra (delta) and Butterfly 1 (Theta) X Cobra (delta). The crossbreed among the Butterfly 1 (Theta) X Cobra (delta) proved to be excellent from the point of view of more percentage, rapid growth, and brilliant body and finnage colouration.


TI: Linkage analysis of the X-linked green tail and blue tail color genes in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata .
AU: Phang,-V.P.E.; Fernando,-A.A.
AF: Dep. Zool., Natl. Univ. Singapore, Kent Ridge, 0511 Singapore
SO: ZOOL.-SCI. 1991. vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 975-981
PY: 1991
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article)
ER: F (Freshwater)
AB: Linkage between the X-linked green tail gene (Grt) and blue tail gene (Blt) determining tail color in the Green Snakeskin and Blue Snakeskin varieties of the guppy (Poecilia reticulata ), respectively, was determined from segregation data of F sub(2) progeny from single-pair reciprocal crosses between these two varieties. The Grt and Blt genes are both dominant and X-linked but they are non-allelic. The average map distance between them was found to be 19.4 map units.


TI: Inheritance of the color patterns of the blue snakeskin and red snakeskin varieties of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata .
AU: Phang,-V.P.E.; Fernando,-A.A.; Chia,-E.W.K.
AF: Dep. Zool., Natl. Univ. Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 0511, Rep. Singapore
SO: ZOOL.-SCI. 1990. vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 419-425
PY: 1990
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article)
ER: F (Freshwater)
AB: The Blue Snakeskin (BSS) and Red Snakeskin (RSS) varieties (Poecilia reticulata ) are popular strains commercially cultured in Singapore. The blue-black tail color of BSS guppies is determined by a dominant X-linked gene (Blt) and the silvery snakeskin pattern on the body of males is under the control of a Y-linked gene (Ssb). The Y-linked snakeskin tail pattern gene (Sst) though present in BSS males is masked by the blue-black tail color gene (Blt). The putative genotypes for males and females of the BSS variety are X sub(Blt)Y sub(Ssb,Sst) and X sub(Blt)X sub(Blt), respectively. The red tail color of the RSS variety is due to an X-linked Ssb gene while the black reticulations on the tail is due to interaction between the snakeskin tail pattern gene (Sst) and the red tail gene (Rdt). The proposed genotypes for males and females of the RSS variety are X sub(Rdt)Y sub(Ssb,Sst) and X sub(Rdt)X sub(Rdt), respectively.


TI: Interaction between the Autosomal Recessive bar Gene and the Y-Linked Snakeskin Body (Ssb) Pattern Gene in the Guppy, Poecilia reticulata
AU: Phang,-V.P.E.; Khoo,-G.; Ang,-S.P.
AF: Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore; E-mail: dbsphang@nus.edu.sg
SO: Zoological-Science [Zool-Sci] 1999 vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 905-908
IS: ISSN 0289-0003
PY: 1999
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article)
ER: F (Freshwater)
AB: Many color varieties of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata, are commercially cultured in Singapore for the aquarium industry. In the group of guppy varieties called Snakeskin, males characteristically have snakeskin-like reticulations on the body and caudal fin. The snakeskin pattern on the body of male Snakeskin guppies is due to a Y-linked gene (Ssb). Female guppies, being homogametic (XX), do not carry the Ssb gene. About 90% of Yellow Snakeskin males have the typical snakeskin pattern on their bodies and tails. The remaining males are different in that the snakeskin body pattern has been modified into four or five vertical bars on the caudal-peduncle region. F sub(1) and F sub(2) results of single-pair reciprocal matings of the Yellow Snakeskin variety show that a single gene is responsible for the vertical bar pattern. This gene, bar, is autosomal recessive. In the homozygous condition (barbar), it interacts with the Y-linked Ssb gene to give vertical barring patterns on the caudal-peduncle of Yellow Snakeskin males. This pattern is not expressed when the dominant allele, bar super(+), is present.

TI: Inheritance of the snakeskin color pattern in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata .
AU: Phang,-V.P.E.; Ng,-L.N.; Fernando,-A.A.
AF: Dep. Zool., Natl. Univ. Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 0511, Rep. Singapore
SO: J.-HERED. 1989. vol. 80, no. 5, pp. 393-399
PY: 1989
LA: English
LS: English
PT: J (Journal-Article)
ER: F (Freshwater)
AB: The authors made single-pair reciprocal crosses between the Green Snakeskin and Yellow Snakeskin domesticated strains of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata . The two snakeskin strains differ by a single autosomal gene, with the Green Snakeskin strain having the wild-type background coloration caused by the dominant gene (B), whereas the Yellow Snakeskin is homozygous for the recessive blond allele (bb ). The snakeskin body and tail patterns characterizing males of these two strains are determined by two genes--Ssb and Sst --that are closely linked on the Y chromosome. The greenish-yellow tail color of the Green Snakeskin strain is mediated by an X-linked dominant gene, Grt .


TI: Effects of color genes on quantitative growth and behavioral traits in domesticated varieties of Poecilia reticulata .
AU: Phang,-V.P.E.; Teo,-C.C.; Chia,-E.W.K.; Fernando,-A.A.
AF: Dep. Zool., Natl. Univ. Singapore, Kent Ridge, 0511 Singapore
CO: 2. Asian Fisheries Forum, Tokyo (Japan), 17-22 Apr 1989
SO: THE-SECOND-ASIAN-FISHERIES-FORUM. -PROCEEDINGS-OF-THE-SECOND-ASIAN-FISHERIES-FORUM,-TOKYO,-JAPAN,-17-22-APRIL-1989. Hirano,-R.;Hanyu,-I.-eds. 1990. pp. 491-494
IS: ISBN 971-1022-79-6
PY: 1990
LA: English
LS: English
PT: B (Book); K (Conference)
ER: F (Freshwater)
AB: Growth of the Tuxedo (Tux), Red Snakeskin (RSS) and 3/4 Black (3/4 B) guppy varieties was similar when cultured individually. When 2 varieties were reared together, RSS had lower weights than the other 2. The 3/4 B variety had higher mortality than Tux or RSS. Tux and 3/4 B carry 2 X-linked genes; Red tail (Rdt) and Black caudal peduncle (Bcp) in Tux; Black tail (Bt) and Bcp in 3/4 B. RSS males carry Rdt, and the Y-linked Snakeskin body and Snakeskin tail pattern genes (Ssb and Sst). Under intervariety competition, the Ssb and Sst genes may be associated with slower growth in RSS fish and the Bt gene with higher mortality in 3/4 B. Quantitative male sexual behavior was studied in the Tux, RSS and Blue Snakeskin (BSS) strains.

TI: Relationships between growth and colour pattern genes in three strains of the guppy (Poecilia reticulata) under intra- and inter-strain competition.
AU: Phang,-V.P.E.; Teo,-C.C.; Fernando,-A.A.
AF: Dep. Zool., Natl. Univ. Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 0511, Rep. Singapore
CO: 3. Int. Symp. on Genetics in Aquaculture, Trondheim (Norway), 20-24 Jun 1988
SO: GENETICS-IN-AQUACULTURE-III. Gjedrem,-T.-ed. 1990. vol. 85, no. 1-4 p. 319
ST: AQUACULTURE. vol. 85, no. 1-4
NT: Special issue. Summary only.
PY: 1990
LA: English
PT: B (Book); K (Conference); Y (Summary)
ER: F (Freshwater)
AB: Three guppy (Poecilia reticulata ) strains with different color patterns were cultured. Under intra-strain competition with strains cultured individually, no significant differences in body weight among strains were found. Inter-strain competition experiments consisted of rearing two strains together: RSs with 3/4 B; RSs with Tux; 3/4 B with Tux. In mixed cultures, RSs had slower growth than Tux and 3/4 B. Mortality of 3/4 B was higher than the other two strains, while survivals of the RSs and Tux strains grown together were comparable. Results suggest the following relationships between sex-linked color pattern genes and fitness traits under inter-strain competition: the Y-linked Ssb and Sst snakeskin genes may be associated with slower growth in RSs fish; the X-linked Bt gene may cause lower survival in the 3/4 B strain.

 

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