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Readership: An advanced textbook suitable for graduate level students as well as professional researchers in the fields of behavioural ecology, conservation and evolutionary biology.
Anne E. Magurran, Professor of Ecology & Evolution, University of St Andrews, UK
"This book serves well as a benchmark in the ascent of guppies as a model organism by providing a concise well written summary of this variation among populations, plus other key research on this species." - Trends in Ecology and Evolution,
"I was very pleased to discover that most of the book was not only engaging, but also provided authoritative reviews of relevant topics that were generalized beyond the study system." - Susan Foster, The Quarterly Review of Biology
"This book is a very good read and an excellent overview for undergraduates and beginning graduate students considering research on this or similar adaptive radiations." - Susan Foster, The Quarterly Review of Biology
1: Preview 2: Ecology of the guppy in Trinidad 3: Evading predators 4: Reproduction 5: Life history 6: Reproductive isolation 7: Conservation of diversity 8: Postscript and prospects References