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    The document discusses the discovery of a population of guppies in Japan known as Japan Blues that have lost their red coloration, which is unusual as red is an important sexual signal in guppies. Experiments showed that male Japan Blues are more aggressive towards red males and prevent them from mating, while historically female Japan Blues preferred red males, suggesting underlying selective pressures led to the loss of red as a sexual trait. The objective is to understand the mechanisms promoting blue signals over red in Japan Blues resulting in the genetic loss of red.

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    The document discusses the discovery of a population of guppies in Japan known as Japan Blues that have lost their red coloration, which is unusual as red is an important sexual signal in guppies. Experiments showed that male Japan Blues are more aggressive towards red males and prevent them from mating, while historically female Japan Blues preferred red males, suggesting underlying selective pressures led to the loss of red as a sexual trait. The objective is to understand the mechanisms promoting blue signals over red in Japan Blues resulting in the genetic loss of red.

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    The document discusses the discovery of a population of guppies in Japan known as Japan Blues that have lost their red coloration, which is unusual as red is an important sexual signal in guppies. Experiments showed that male Japan Blues are more aggressive towards red males and prevent them from mating, while historically female Japan Blues preferred red males, suggesting underlying selective pressures led to the loss of red as a sexual trait. The objective is to understand the mechanisms promoting blue signals over red in Japan Blues resulting in the genetic loss of red.

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    The loss of red colouration

    in the Japan Blue Guppy


    (Poecilia reticulata)
    Lyle Wilson

    Department of Biodiversity & Conservation Biology


    University of the Western Cape
    Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, RSA
    lylewilson1@gmail.com
    Sexual Selection

    Darwin
    - competition for mates, or over mating

    www.victorianweb.org
    Mechanisms of Sexual Selection

    Scrambles

    Endurance rivalry

    Contests

    Mate choice

    Coercion

    Sperm Competition

    Infanticide
    Contests

    http://telegraph.co.uk/earth/erathpicturegalleris/
    Mate Choice

    Good genes

    Handicap theory

    Runaway Selection

    http://selewa.wordpress.com
    http://kathleenkirkpoetry.blogspot.com
    Colour as a Sexual Signal

    Evolved with mate choice

    http://www.saudeanimal.com.br
    Most visible
    Sexual Signalling in Fish

    http://www.istockphoto.com
    http://it.wikipedia.org

    Cherry Barb Siamese Fighter


    Sexual signalling in Guppies

    Guppies use orange/red as a sexual selector


    (Endler 1980)

    www.flickr.com
    The Japan Blue Discovery

    Kanagawa Prefecture

    http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Japan/Gallery
    The Japan Blue

    http://guppywiki.com
    Guppy Origins

    http://www.reliefs.ch/english/worldmap.htm
    http//:www.schoolofdisney.com
    Objective

    Note the underlying selective mechanisms which promote


    blue instead of red signals, and therefore result in the
    genetic loss of the red trait

    www.zeirfischtreff.de
    In a population, Japan Blue guppies show increased
    aggression towards red guppies preventing them from
    mating with females

    www.zeirfischtreff.de
    Female Japan Blue guppies historically have a
    preference for red males
    Basic Tank Setup

    900mm length x 350mm height x 305mm breadth

    Natural gravel substrate (4mm diameter), 20mm thick

    Biochemical sponge filter

    25 -27°C

    Elodea densa, Ceratophyllum and Taxiphyllum barbieri

    Tight fitting canopy, with a 20w fluorescent light bulb

    High protein micro granule fish food (Gold Star soft


    granulate 1: 0.1-0.3mm)
    Tank 1 – Male competition

    Population of Male guppies:

    3x Snakeskins

    2x Red Sword

    6x Spadetail Galaxies

    2x Blonde Metallic Red Double Sword

    1x Blonde Japan

    10x Japan Blues


    Tank 2 – Female preference

    Population of females

    http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Guppy
    Tank 1

    Physical observation

    Time chases

    Tank 2 http://www.guppywiki.com

    Place a red male and Japan Blue in to the tank

    Observe who the females mate with


    Anderson M, Iwasa Y. 1996. Sexual Selection. Tree 11(2) : 53-58

    Contributor. Japan Blue [internet]. Guppy Wiki. 2007 May 1 [cited 2010 Feb 14] Available from:
    http://www.guppywiki.be/index.php/Japan_Blue

    Endler JA, Houde AE. 1995. Geographical variation in female preferences for male traits in
    Poecilia reticulata. Evolution 49(3): 456-468

    Endler JA. 1980 Natural Selection on Colour Patterns in Poecilia reticulata. Evolution 34(1): 76-91

    Endler JA, Brooks R. 2001. Direct and indirect sexual selection and quantitative genetics of male
    traits in guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Evolution 55(5): 1002-1015

    McBride G. History of Guppies [internet]. Guppies.com. 2008 Feb 10 [cited 2010 Feb 10] Available
    from: http://www.guppies.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=71

    Reynolds JD, Gross MR. 1992. Female mate preference enhances offspring growth and
    reproduction in a Fish, Poecilia reticulata. Proceedings: Biological Sciences 250(1327): 57-62

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