How fast can evolution take place? In just a few years, according to a new study on guppies led by UC Riverside's Swanne Gordon, a graduate student in biology.
Evolution
Jun 11, 2009
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In ongoing research to record the interaction of environment and evolution, a team led by University of California, Riverside biologist David Reznick has found new information illustrating the evolution of a population of ...
Evolution
Sep 14, 2015
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A new Florida State University study is giving researchers a glimpse at how organisms from fish to flowers to tumors evolve in response to rapid environmental change.
Ecology
Sep 2, 2015
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(Phys.org) —New research shows that the rarer a male guppy's colour pattern, the more attractive he is to females and the more offspring he will father.
Plants & Animals
Oct 30, 2013
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Tiny fish called Trinidadian guppies have individual "personalities", new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Sep 25, 2017
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Tiny fish called Trinidadian guppies have surprised scientists when faced with the so-called "volunteer's dilemma."
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2023
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Guppies in the wild have evolved over at least half-a-million years — long enough for the males' coloration to have changed dramatically. Yet a characteristic orange patch on male guppies has remained remarkably stable, ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 23, 2011
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When it comes to finding a mate, male guppies rely on their brothers to ward off the competition.
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2020
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In an unusual mating strategy, hard-up males of a tiny, promiscuous fish species engage in homosexual acts in a bid to entice females to copulate with them, a study said Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have observed a strategy for females to avoid unwanted male attention: choosing more attractive friends. Published today (7 December) in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the study ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 7, 2011
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