Male Fish Deceive Rivals About Their Top Mate Choice
Friday, August 1, 2008 - 09:35
in Biology & Nature
When competitors are around, male Atlantic mollies try to hide their top mate choice, reveals a new study. They feign disinterest in females after onlookers enter the scene. What's more, after encountering a rival, the tricky males direct their first sexual advances toward females that really aren't their first pick.