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  • Male P. parae come in five genetically determined varieties: yellow, blue, red, parae (which have vertical stripes), and immaculata (which are very drab).

    Ars Technica Kate Shaw 2011

  • In almost all cases, parae and yellow males were dominant over all the other morphs, especially the subordinate immaculata.

    Ars Technica Kate Shaw 2011

  • Male P. parae come in five genetically determined varieties: yellow, blue, red, parae (which have vertical stripes), and immaculata (which are very drab).

    Ars Technica Kate Shaw 2011

  • Male P. parae come in five genetically determined varieties: yellow, blue, red, parae (which have vertical stripes), and immaculata (which are very drab).

    Ars Technica Kate Shaw 2011

  • In almost all cases, parae and yellow males were dominant over all the other morphs, especially the subordinate immaculata.

    Ars Technica Kate Shaw 2011

  • P. parae, however, the frequencies of various morphs don't change between years, so the existence of multiple mating strategies can't be due to frequency-dependent selection.

    Ars Technica Kate Shaw 2011

  • Interestingly, although parae and yellow males crushed the other morphs in male-male combat, they weren't as dominant with the ladies as predicted by their wins.

    Ars Technica Kate Shaw 2011

  • P. parae females prefer red and yellow males at first sight, but so do cichlids, their main predator.

    Ars Technica Kate Shaw 2011

  • In almost all cases, parae and yellow males were dominant over all the other morphs, especially the subordinate immaculata.

    Ars Technica Kate Shaw 2011

  • P. parae females prefer red and yellow males at first sight, but so do cichlids, their main predator.

    Ars Technica Kate Shaw 2011

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