Most anemonefishes are striped and the direction of their stripes — vertical or horizontal — correlate with their levels of territorial aggression A new study reveals that anemonefishes display ...

A team of evolutionary biologists discovers the genetic basis for the repeated evolution of color patterns. The findings about the stripes of the especially diverse species of East-African cichlid ...

We've always been told that horizontal stripes are the *least *flattering way to go, but don't believe everything that you hear. I'm a stripes girl through and through (and totally not ashamed to ...

A team of evolutionary biologists from the University of Konstanz, headed by Professor Dr. Axel Meyer, discovers the genetic basis for the repeated evolution of color patterns A team of evolutionary ...

The back of a tiger could have been a blank canvas. Instead, nature painted the big cat with parallel stripes, evenly spaced and perpendicular to the spine. Scientists don't know exactly how stripes ...

Q Is there any truth to the concept of not wearing horizontal stripes? I have always worn rugby shirts, but I also always hear they make you look fat. I'm not way overweight but I don't want to accent ...