From: Male mate choice in mosquitofish: personality outweighs body size
Experiment | Hypotheses | Trial | Stimulus females |
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1 | 1. Male fish prefer the larger female and the preference is stronger in larger males 2. Males preferentially select the active female regardless of whether it is larger or smaller, selecting female’s activity over its body size | 1–1 | 22-mm active versus 18-mm active |
1–2 | 22-mm active versus 18-mm inactive | ||
1–3 | 22-mm inactive versus 18-mm active | ||
1–4 | 22-mm inactive versus 18-mm inactive | ||
2 | Males preferentially select the active female and the preference is stronger in more active males | 2–1 | 22-mm inactive versus 22-mm active |
2–2 | 22-mm active versus 22-mm active |