Abstract:
Introduction:
The goal of our research here is to establish a trend for the behavior of isolated female
guppy fish when sexually selecting their mates in two opposite environments; the dark side or
the light side of the fish tank. Sexual selection, one of the driving forces behind this data, is
understood as being based off of females choosing males according to their secondary sex
characteristics; crests, plumes, antlers, and different color patterns (Aspbury, 2010). Studies have
shown that sexual selection is a catalyst for the evolution of secondary sex characteristics
(Aspbury 2010).
Because sexual selection is closely intertwined with intersexual selection, it is
the main point that this research is geared toward.
To better understand the processes being
studied, we will go further to distinguish that intersexual selection as any pattern of behavior by
individuals of one sex that leads them to being more likely to mate with particular members of
the opposite sex than with others; mate choice (Aspbury, 2010).
It is important to understand both the background of guppy fish and the behaviors they
part take in to supply further generations of guppy fish to make their niche in the environment.
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- Fall '10
- Faculty
- Biology, Reproduction, Sexual Selection, Sexual dimorphism, Guppy, Aspbury
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