Abstract
Under laboratory conditions, female guppies demonstrate a clear preference for males with larger tails, and this preference translates into enhanced reproductive fitness for these males. Females also prefer males with higher display rates, a behavior which appears to be linked to tail size, but which can be experimentally disassociated. This appears to be a case of female-choice sexual selection.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 253-255 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1985 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Animal Science and Zoology