Sex, Color, and Mate Choice in Guppies

Sex, Color, and Mate Choice in Guppies PDF Author: Anne Houde
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691027890
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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Book Description
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.