News tagged with female models

New study shows that in horse play, adult-to-young ratio is key

Adults of many animal species play a crucial role in the social development of youngsters. A new study published March 18 in the online, peer-reviewed, open-access journal PLoS ONE, reveals that the ratio of adults to you ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Picky females promote survival and diversity, new research says

(PhysOrg.com) -- Picky females play a critical role in the survival and diversity of species, according to a Nature study by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the International Instit ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

High-energy lifestyles led to evolution of the sexes

Scientists are a step closer to explaining one of the most enduring mysteries of modern biology; why are there males and females?

Biology / Evolution

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Should females trust showy males?

(PhysOrg.com) -- How honest are males when using sexual displays to signal their eligibility to females?

Biology / Evolution

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Why you can't hurry love

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have developed a mathematical model of the mating game to help explain why courtship is often protracted. The study, by researchers at UCL (University College London), University of Warwick and ...

Biology /

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Family composition determines success of great tit parents

Great tits who have as many sons as daughters acquire more grandchildren than great tits with an uneven family composition. That is because their children are reproductively more successful concludes NWO researcher Reinder ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The mechanics of speciation

Mate choice, competition, and the variety of resources available are the key factors influencing how a species evolves into separate species, according to a new mathematical model that integrates all three factors to reveal ...

Biology / Evolution

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Towards treating female sexual dysfunction: Research reveals secrets of female sexual arousal

By using a novel prototype drug, researchers have discovered more about the mechanisms underlying female sexual arousal. These findings are published today in the British Journal of Pharmacology.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 14, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

A potent suppressor of endometrial cancer is revealed

Endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive tract, representing 6% of all cancers. There is currently no screening method or biomarker to indicate early presence of disease. "It is a very common ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0