2019
DOI: 10.32942/osf.io/3nyhm
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Visual-based male mate preference for conspecific females in mutually ornamented fish: possible importance of species recognition hypothesis

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Because sexual selection typically acts on males, evolution of conspicuous ornamentation in females has been understudied. Genetic correlation between sexes and sexual or social selection on females have been proposed to explain female ornamentation, but they cannot fully explain observed patterns in nature such as female ornamentation in non-territorial, promiscuous species. The species recognition hypothesis, which postulates that ornamentation is adaptive because it prevents maladaptive hybridization, mi… Show more

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