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Tasmanian devils listed as endangered in Australia
(AP) -- The Tasmanian devil, a snarling fox-sized marsupial made notorious by its Looney Tunes cartoon namesake Taz, was listed in Australia as an endangered species Friday because of a contagious cancer ...
May 22, 2009 |
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When climate is iffy, birds sing a more elaborate tune
Why is it that some birds sing such elaborate songs and others not so much? A new study published online on May 21st in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, says that climate patterns might be part of the answer.
May 21, 2009 |
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Fallow deer become hoarse in the hunt for a mate
Fallow deer become hoarse when trying to attract a mate, according to scientists from Queen Mary, University of London.
May 19, 2009 |
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Faithful males do not bring flowers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fairy-wrens are notorious for their infidelity: despite living in seemingly harmonious monogamous pairs, females produce mostly illegitimate young, and males spend more time courting other ...
May 19, 2009 |
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Mothers give interloper's offspring a head start in life
A new study has revealed that mother birds can provide an early advantage to the chicks that they have sired with their non-social partner (known as extra-pair offspring).
May 14, 2009 |
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Male fruit flies change to gain reproductive edge
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to wooing females, males of all species -- even fruit flies -- try to gain a competitive edge.
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Wild chimpanzees exchange meat for sex
Wild female chimpanzees copulate more frequently with males who share meat with them over long periods of time, according to a study led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology ...
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Is love at first sight real? Geneticists offer tantalizing clues
Leave it to geneticists to answer a question that has perplexed humanity since the dawn of time: does love at first sight truly exist? According to a study published in the April 2009 issue of the journal Genetics, a team ...
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Sexy or repulsive? Butterfly wings can be both to mates and predators
Butterflies seem able to both attract mates and ward off predators using different sides of their wings, according to new research by Yale University biologists.
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Listening to the song of the toadfish (w/Audio)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor Roger Bland is listening in on one of the noisier creatures in San Francisco Bay, using physics to analyze the mating song of the toadfish. While fish don't have vocal chords, they ...
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Incest can lead to more disease in offspring, crow study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Crows that are the product of incest are more susceptible to diseases, according to a new Cornell study published online this month in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. ...
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Female mammals follow their noses to the right mates
Female birds often choose their mates based on fancy feathers. Female mammals, on the other hand, may be more likely to follow their noses to the right mate. That's one conclusion of Cambridge zoologist Tim Clutton-Brock ...
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Lustful beetles desire water, not sex
(PhysOrg.com) -- Female seed beetles are known for their promiscuity, a surprising fact given that the males of the species have dangerously sharp spikes on their sex organs. Now a U of T Mississauga team ...
Mar 05, 2009 |
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It's in his smell
A female moth selects a mate based on the scent of his pheromones. An analysis of the pheromones used by the European Corn Borer (ECB, Ostrinia nubilalis), featured in the open access journal BMC Biology, ...
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Mating that causes injuries
Researchers at Uppsala University can now show that what is good for one sex is not always good for the other sex. In fact, evolutionary conflicts between the two sexes cause characteristics and behaviors that are downright ...
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Feb 20, 2009 |
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