Sex, Color, and Mate Choice in Guppies
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1997
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-02790-6 (ISBN)
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-02790-6 (ISBN)
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The Trinidadian guppy is well known to biologists and home aquarium enthusiasts alike. This book describes the sexual behaviour of guppies, and examines how mate choice by females leads to the evolution of the conspicuous colours and the courtship displays for which guppies are known.
The Trinidadian guppy is well known to biologists and home aquarium enthusiasts alike. This book describes the sexual behaviour of guppies, and examines how mate choice by females leads to the evolution of the conspicuous colours and the courtship displays for which guppies are widely recognized. It shows that female guppies prefer males with bright colour patterns, especially those with orange spots, and that the mating preferences of females lead to a sexual selection of both colour patterns and courtship displays of males.
The Trinidadian guppy is well known to biologists and home aquarium enthusiasts alike. This book describes the sexual behaviour of guppies, and examines how mate choice by females leads to the evolution of the conspicuous colours and the courtship displays for which guppies are widely recognized. It shows that female guppies prefer males with bright colour patterns, especially those with orange spots, and that the mating preferences of females lead to a sexual selection of both colour patterns and courtship displays of males.
Anne E. Houde is Assistant Professor of Biology at Lake Forest College.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.9.1997 |
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Reihe/Serie | Monographs in Behavior and Ecology |
Zusatzinfo | 50 line illus., 6 halftones |
Verlagsort | New Jersey |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie |
ISBN-10 | 0-691-02790-0 / 0691027900 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-02790-6 / 9780691027906 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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