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Sexual colouration and sperm traits in guppies
Authors:T. E. Pitcher,&dagger  ,F. H. Rodd,&dagger   L. Rowe,&dagger  
Affiliation:Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G5, Canada
Abstract:The relationships among the area, hue, saturation and brightness of orange colouration and sperm traits in the guppy Poecilia reticulata were investigated. Males with greater areas of orange colouration had significantly larger sperm loads, more motile sperm and longer sperm relative to males with relatively little orange colouration. Males with greater areas of orange colouration did not possess more viable sperm than males with relatively little orange colouration. There was no evidence that any of the sperm traits were related to the hue, saturation or brightness of the orange colouration. These results are discussed in the context of the roles that direct and indirect selection might play in maintaining female preference for male guppies with large areas of orange colouration.
Keywords:fertility    good genes    guppy    mate choice    sexual ornamentation    sperm
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