Sex, color, and mate choice in guppies / Anne E. Houde.
Sex, color, and mate choice in guppies / Anne E. Houde.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1997.
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T0388507
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English
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Physical content
xii, 210 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction: The Guppy as a Model System -- 2. Reproductive Biology and Sexual Behavior -- 3. Choosy Females and Competing Males: Mechanisms of Sexual Selection -- 4. Male Courtship Behavior -- 5. Evolution of Female Choice 1: Direct Selection, Adaptive Plasticity, and Sensory Drive -- 6. Evolut...
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Publisher
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1997.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
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 preferen...
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Sex, color, and mate choice in guppies / Anne E. Houde.
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Monographs in behavior and ecology.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-200) and indexes.
Transferred from N597.667/1.
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c1997.
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T0388507
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74VM4E0Kw0VO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM4E0Kw0VO
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ISBN
0691027897 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780691027906 (cloth : alk. paper)
0691027900 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780691027890 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
597.667
MMS ID
991001465269702626
