Heterospecific social interactions of the invasive guppy (Poecilia reticulata): a potential trait to enhance invasion success

• Main Author: Camacho-Cervantes, Morelia
• Other Authors: Magurran, Anne E., Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT) (Mexico)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of St Andrews 2015
• Subjects: Invasive species; Behavioural ecology; Biodiversity conservation; QL638.P73C2; Introduced organisms; Animal behavior; Trinidad; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/6561

Electronic version excludes material for which permission has not been granted by the rights holder From all the species that arrive to a novel environment, very few manage to form a viable population. The guppy, a very successful invader, is a highly social species that performs some of its vital t...