Why Do Animals, Especially Males, Have So Many Different Colors?

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Mon, 11/09/2009 - 18:00

Why do so many animal species -- including fish, birds and insects -- display such rich diversity in coloration and other traits?

New research offers an answer.


 

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