Sex, Color, and Mate Choice in Guppies

Sex, Color, and Mate Choice in Guppies
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 0691027897
ISBN-13 : 9780691027890
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Book Synopsis Sex, Color, and Mate Choice in Guppies by : Anne Houde

Download or read book Sex, Color, and Mate Choice in Guppies written by Anne Houde and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1997-08-24 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the sexual behavior of guppies and examines how mate choice by females leads to the evolution of the conspicuous colors and the courtship displays for which guppies are widely recognized. The author shows that female guppies prefer males with bright color patterns, especially those with orange spots, and that the mating preferences of females lead to sexual selection on both color patterns and courtship displays of males.


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