Contact: Louis Bergeron
louisb3@stanford.edu
650-725-1944
Stanford University
Caption: This composite illustration made from two separate photos illustrates the fighting phase of the study, when the female (upper left) watches the piscine pugilism of two brightly colored males (foreground) battling for her affection.
Credit: Todd Anderson
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