Rebels with a cause.
Female mate choice is often for males bearing exaggerated sexual characters. A new experiment with guppies reveals they also prefer males that risk their lives inspecting predators.
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Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, D-14193 Berlin, Germany.
D000818:Animals; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011036:Poecilia; D011235:Predatory Behavior; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D012880:Skin Pigmentation