Female fish turned on when boyfriend wins fight

Monday, November 29, 2010 - 15:00 in Biology & Nature

If you're a male African cichlid, it pays to be a brawler. A new study finds that female fish get a reproduction-related charge when their preferred mate wins a fight against another male. When her beau loses a slugfest, the female becomes more anxious.

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