Xiphophorus helleri : Espèce de poisson de petite taille. Il est l'objet de nombreuses expériences en éthologie expérimentale. Il est d'ailleurs à ce domaine ce que le rat et le pigeon sont à la psychologie expérimentale c-à-d un modèle. Swordtails.
  
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COLLINS, J.M., CRAMER, J. & WECHKIN, S. (1967). Nip frequency and dominance in male swordtails and platies. American Zoologist, 7, 806. |
BASOLO, A.L. (1990). Female preference for male sword length in the green swordtail. Animal Behaviour, 40, 332-338. |
THINÈS, G. & HEUTS, B.A. (1968). The effects of submissive experiences on dominance and aggressive behaviour of Xiphophorus (Pisces, Poeciliidae). Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, 25 (2), 139-154. |
BEAUGRAND, J.P., GOULET, C. & PAYETTE, D. (1991). Outcome of dyadic conflict in male green swordtail fish (Xiphophorus helleri) : Effects of body size and prior dominance. Animal Behaviour, 41, 187-194. |
ZAYAN, R.C. (1974). Le rôle de la reconnaissance individuelle dans la stabilité des relations hiérarchiques chez Xiphophorus (Pisces, Poeciliidae). Behaviour, 49, 268-312. |
BEAUGRAND, J.P. & BEAUGRAND, M. (1991). Prior residency and the stability of dominance relationships in pairs of green swordtail fish Xiphophorus helleri (Pisces, Poeciliidae). Behavioural Processes, 24, 169-175. |
ZAYAN, R.C. (1975). Modifications des effets liés à la priorité de résidence chez Xiphophorus (Pisces, Poeciliidae) : le rôle des manipulations expérimentales. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, 39, 463-491. |
RIBOWSKI, A. & FRANCK, D. (1993). Demonstration of strenght and concealment of weakness in escalating fights of male swordtails (Xiphophorus helleri). Ethology, 93, 265-274. |
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BASOLO, A.L. (1995). A further examination of a pre-existing bias favouring a sword in the genus Xiphophorus. Animal Behaviour, 50, 365–375. |
ZAYAN, R.C. (1975). Modification des effets liés à la priorité de résidence chez Xiphophorus (Pisces, Poeciliidae): le rôle de 1'expérience immédiate de dominance et de soumission. Revue du Comportement Animal, 8, 296-311. |
BEAUGRAND, J.P. & COTNOIR, P.-A. (1996). The role of observation and of individual differences in in the determination of rank order in triads of male green swordtail fish (Xiphophorus helleri). Behavioural Processes, 38, 287- 296. |
ZAYAN, R.C. (1975). Défense du territoire et reconnaissance individuelle chez Xiphophorus (Pisces, Poeciliidae). Behaviour, 52, 266-312. |
BEAUGRAND, J.P., PAYETTE, D. & GOULET, C. (1996). Conflict outcome in male green swordtail fish dyads (Xiphophorus helleri) : interaction of body size, prior dominance/subordination experience, and prior residency. Behaviour, 133, 1-17. |
BOROWSKY, R.L. & KALLMAN, K.D. (1976). Patterns of mating in natural populations of Xiphophorus. I. X. maculatus from Belize and Mexico. Evolution 30, 693–706. |
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FRANCK, D., KLAMROTH, B., TAEBEL-HELLWIG, A. & SCHARTL, M. (1998). Home ranges and satellite tactics of male green swordtails (Xiphophorus helleri) in nature. Behavioural Processes, 43, 115–123. |
ZAYAN, R.C. (1976). Modification des effets liés à la priorité de résidence chez Xiphophorus (Pisces, Poeciliidae) : le rôle de l'isolement et des différences de taille. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, 41, 142-190. |
SHETTLEWORTH, S.J. (1999). Female mate choice in swordtails and mollies : Symmetry assessment or Weber’s law? Animal Behaviour, 58, 1139-1142. |
BEAUGRAND, J.P., CARON, J. & COMEAU, L. (1984). Social organization of small heterosexual groups of green swordtails (Xiphophorus helleri, Pisces, Poeciliidae) under condition of captivity. Behaviour, 91, 24-60. |
JOHNSON, J.B. & BASOLO, A.L. (2003). Visual exposure to a natural predator changes female preference for conspicuous male ornaments in the green swordtail. Behavioral Ecology, 14, 619-625. |
HANNES, R.-P., FRANCK, D. & LIEMANN, F. (1984). Effects of rank order fights on whole-body and blood concentrations of androgens and corticosteroids in the male swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri). Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, 65, 53-64. |
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FRANCK, D., HANNES, R.-P., LANFFERMANN, H. & RIBOWSKI, A. (1985). Effects of social isolation on aggressiveness in fish with special reference to the swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri). Behavioural Processes, 10, (4), 415–427. |
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BEAUGRAND, J.P. & ZAYAN, R. (1985). An experimental model of aggressive dominance in Xiphophorus helleri (Pisces, Poeciliidae). Behavioural Processes, 10, 1-52. |
BASOLO, A.L. & WAGNER, WE (2004). Covariation between predation risk, body size and fin elaboration in the green swordtail. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 83, 87-100. |
COTNOIR, P.-A., BEAUGRAND, J.P. & GOULET, C. (1986). Des différences liées au sexe dans les stratégies de répartition spatiale chez des poissons Porte-épée (Xiphophorus helleri) maintenus en captivité. Naturaliste canadien (Rev. Écol. Syst.), 113, 257-262. [PDF] |
BENSON, K. & BASOLO, A.L. (2006). Male-male competition and the sword in male swordtails, Xiphophorus helleri. Animal Behaviour, 71, 129-134. [PDF] |
BASOLO, A.L. (1990). Female preference predates the evolution of the sword in swordtail fish. Science, 250, 808-810. |
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FRANCK, D. & RIBOWSKI, A. (1987). Influences of prior agonistic experiences on aggression measures in the male swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri). Behaviour, 103, 217–240. |
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Xq28 : Marqueur génétique d'un chromosone humain découvert par Hamer et que l'on a cru un temps à l'origine de l'homosexualité. Xq28 et homosexualité.
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