Guppies have been a separate species for 500,000 years, and during that time their color has changed drastically. But one thing has stayed the same: an orange patch on males. This is quite possibly ...

A properly dressed male guppy, with its gaudy blue spots and brilliant splashes of orange, can't help but stand out. But for a fish that spends its life swimming among predators, it seems that good ...

A variety of animals have male-specific ornament traits and these ornaments are favored by female choice. Which male traits are preferred by females often varies among females. Genetic mechanisms that ...

At least three pigment cell types from multiple layers of skin contribute to the color patterns of male guppies, according to a study published in PLOS ONE on January 22, 2014 by Verena Kottler from ...

At least three pigment cell types from multiple layers of skin contribute to the color patterns of male guppies. At least three pigment cell types from multiple layers of skin contribute to the color ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We conducted 10 mark-recapture experiments in natural populations of Trinidadian guppies to test hypotheses concerning the role of viability ...