Big feet preference in rural Indonesia defies one-size-fits-all theory of attractiveness
Lovelorn frogs bag closest crooner
What lures a lady frog to her lover? Good looks, the sound of his voice, the size of his pad or none of the above? After weighing up their options, female strawberry poison frogs (Oophaga pumilio) bag th ...
May 20, 2013
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Reversal of the black widow myth
The Black Widow spider gets its name from the popular belief that female spiders eat their male suitors after mating. However, a new study has shown that the tendency to consume a potential mate is also true of some types ...
May 06, 2013
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Mate choice in mice is heavily influenced by paternal cues
Mate choice is a key factor in the evolution of new animal species. The choice of a specific mate can decisively influence the evolutionary development of a species. In mice, the attractiveness of a potential ...
Mar 28, 2013
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Female deer take control during the mating season, study finds
(Phys.org)—A new study provides the first evidence of polyandry – when females choose to mate with more than one male – in female fallow deer.
Jan 30, 2013
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Endangered kangaroo prefers 'the girl next door'
(Phys.org)—A group of leading conservation scientists from The University of Queensland (UQ) and James Cook University (JCU) has exposed the private life of a small, endangered kangaroo.
Jan 29, 2013
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Bisexual fish boost mating chances
In an unusual mating strategy, hard-up males of a tiny, promiscuous fish species engage in homosexual acts in a bid to entice females to copulate with them, a study said Wednesday.
Dec 12, 2012
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Male Gouldian finches select mates using only left side of brain, study finds
Choosing a mate is one of the most important decisions an individual of any species will make in its life. It is therefore perhaps a surprise that a new study, of which I'm a co-author, has revealed a bird ...
Oct 04, 2012
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Hormone-mimicking chemicals cause inter-species mating
Researchers discover the African cichlid's noisy courtship ritual
African cichlids enjoy an alien, exotic courtship routine. A dominant male attracts choice females to his territory by dancing seductively. If the female is sufficiently impressed, she lays her eggs and immediately ...
Jun 13, 2012
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A mating dance with Popeye arms
A research team at Bielefeld University headed by the evolutionary biologist Dr. Holger Schielzeth is now studying how far a comparable mechanism is involved in mate choice among locusts. The male Siberian ...
May 25, 2012
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Sympatric speciation contributes to island biodiversity
Female mate choice enhances offspring fitness in an annual herb
In many organisms females directly or indirectly select mates (or sperm) and potentially influence the fitness of their offspring. Mate choice and sexual selection in plants is more complex in some ways than ...
Jun 27, 2011
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The mechanics of speciation
Female deer confirm bigger is not always better when choosing a mate
Female deer do not always choose the bigger and dominant males to mate with, scientists from Queen Mary, University of London and Hartpury College have found.
Apr 06, 2011
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