Tail size and female choice in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

Robert J. Bischoff; James L. Gould; Daniel Ian Rubenstein

doi:10.1007/BF00300143

Tail size and female choice in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

Robert J. Bischoff, James L. Gould, Daniel Ian Rubenstein

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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)
Pages (from-to)	253-255
Number of pages	3
Journal	Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Volume	17
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00300143
State	Published - Aug 1985

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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