A properly dressed male guppy, with its gaudy blue spots and brilliant splashes of orange, can't help but stand out. But for a fish that spends its life swimming among predators, it seems that ...
Male guppies have amazing color patterns, and many breeds have really fancy fins, too. Female guppies might not be as boldly marked as the boys, but they are still great-looking fish. However ...
These are two male Trinidadian guppies, showing the range of color patterns observed in the population. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...
We've seen in our simulations that the more brightly colored a male guppy is, the more likely he will be seen -- and eaten -- by a predator. In a simulation or in the wild, where predators are ...