Exposure to pesticides impairs the expression of fish ornaments reducing the availability of attractive males.

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Ornament magnitude often reflects a local balance between sexual selection and other sources of natural selection opposing their elaboration. Human activity may disrupt this balance if it modifies the costs of producing, maintaining or displaying the ornaments. When costs are increased, a shortag...

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