Guppy Speed dating: Guppy Behavior to Modeled guppies

Sean Brown, Matthew Anderson

Abstract


The aim of this experiment was to answer the question of why some guppies attract more mates than others (French, pg. I14-1). To test this, we set up an experiment using pairs of plastic guppy models to simulate females. The time the male guppy spent on each side of the tank, as well as the actions it performed was recorded.


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