title: Rebels with a cause.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, D-14193 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pomiankowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011036:Poecilia; D011235:Predatory Behavior; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D012880:Skin Pigmentation