The ontogeny of courtship, colour and sperm production in male guppies.

JP Evans; TE Pitcher; Anne Elizabeth Magurran

doi:10.1006/jfbi.2001.1849

The ontogeny of courtship, colour and sperm production in male guppies.

JP Evans, TE Pitcher, Anne Elizabeth Magurran

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Abstract

The onset of sexual behaviour in three age classes of male guppy Poecilia reticulata occurred in synchrony with the appearance of body colouration and anal fin differentiation but not with sperm production. There was also a positive correlation between sperm production and sexual behaviour in the two older age classes. (C) 2002 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	495-498
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Fish Biology
Volume	60
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1006/jfbi.2001.1849
Publication status	Published - Feb 2002

Keywords

guppy
Poecilia reticulata
ontogenetic
colouration
sneaky mating
POECILIA-RETICULATA
SEXUAL SELECTION
POPULATIONS
EVOLUTION

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