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Flash pads lure female fish

Males impress mates with gaudy décor.

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  1. Östlund-Nilsson, S. & Holmlund, M. The artistic three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteous aculeatus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, published online, doi:10.1007/s00265-002-0574-z (2003).

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Whitfield, J. Flash pads lure female fish. Nature (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/news030217-13

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