Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Male guppies have an extraordinary diversity of colors. They found that the more colorful males were up to two times more sexually ...

Guppies are beginner-friendly, low-maintenance fish that thrive in a 10-gallon tank, with a peaceful temperament and omnivorous diet. Males are smaller with vibrant colors, while females are larger ...

Among these fish, the presence of a harassing male can disrupt female social networks, causing female-against-female aggression, new research indicates. During mating season, male guppies either will ...

A variety of animals have male-specific ornament traits and these ornaments are favored by female choice. Which male traits are preferred by females often varies among females. Genetic mechanisms that ...

For male Trinidad Guppies applies: if you are hungry, seek female company. A recent study provides evidence that male guppy fish in the presence of females more often ended up at novel food patches.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- When it comes to choosing a mate, female guppies often go for the mates with the flashiest, most interesting color patterns. But why is that? Turns out, it's all about psychology.

Death doesn't stop some animals from becoming parents, research reveals. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A new study shows that ...

Guppies have been a separate species for 500,000 years, and during that time their color has changed drastically. But one thing has stayed the same: an orange patch on males. This is quite possibly ...

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 good ...

Striking traits seen only in males of some species - such as colorful peacock feathers or butterfly wings - are partly explained by gene behavior, research suggests. The findings aid understanding of ...

Striking colors that are seen only in the males of some species are partly explained by gene behavior, research into guppy fish suggests. Striking traits seen only in males of some species -- such as ...