title: Relative importance of the area and intensity of the orange spots of male guppies Poecilia reticulata as mating traits preferred by females.
abstract: Digitally modified videos of male guppies Poecilia reticulata were used to examine the relative importance of the area and intensity of the orange spots as mating traits preferred by females. The females prioritized the area of the orange spots over intensity for their mate preference.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Nukui-kita 4-1-1, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8501, Japan. kkarino@u-gakugei.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karino
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D052586:Mating Preference, Animal; D010858:Pigmentation / Q000502:physiology*; D011036:Poecilia / Q000502:physiology*; D014741:Video Recording