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Media coverage of Langerhans, R.B., Layman, C.A. and DeWitt, T.J. 2005. Male genital size reflects a tradeoff between attracting mates and avoiding predators in two livebearing fish species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 102:7618-7623. (pdf)
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Some amusing titles of stories:
Big tackle a drag for male fish; New Zealand Herald
Big tackle great for mating but a drag in the sea world; The Courier Mail (Queensland, Australia)
Big tackle a hassle; Geelong Advertiser
Fish's irresistible lure also a fatal attraction; Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia)
Lucky in love, end up lunch; The Australian
Being ballsy a real drag for the male mosquitofish; The Cairns Post/The Cairns Sun (Australia)
Well Endowed Fish Get the Girls; LiveScience.com
Fishy genital balancing act; SciScoop
In fish, sexy mates can be easy meals; St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lady's choice could be predator's lunch; Baltimore Sun
Sexy fish mates can be easy meals: Females, and predators, like bigger males; The Gazette (Montreal)
Well-endowed male mosquitofish a hit with females -- and predators; Ottawa Citizen
Size matters, but will this fish get ladies or killers?; The Times, London
I can't swim like a fish--Thank God; The Times, London
Males, fishing for compliments; The Guardian (UK)
Study: Slow, sexy fish likely to be lunch; Size does matter ... underwater; The Seattle Times, WA
For male fish, bigger can be better, deadly; Atlanta Journal Constitution
The burden of bearing a massive penis; Pharyngula
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