News tagged with reproductive fitness

On Facebook, beauty is more than screen deep

Having attractive friends will make you more popular on Facebook, especially if you are a woman, according to a new study that takes Charles Darwin into the domain of cyber networking.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists observe reproductive seasonality in male giant pandas

A three-year study of giant pandas published today in Biology of Reproduction's Papers-in-Press reveals that reproductive seasonality exists not only in female pandas, but in male pandas as well.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Nematode research shows stress resistance tied to reproductive fitness

(PhysOrg.com) -- It seems in most everything in life there is a tradeoff. If you work more, for example, you’re likely to do better in your career, but, unfortunately, your personal life is likely to ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

How does a plant survive with few mates or pollinators? A European herb has figured out its own way

In plants that rely on animals for pollination, the number of seeds they produce, or their relative fitness, is influenced by pollinator visits and the successful deposition of pollen. The number of visits ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Saving wildlife with forensic genetics

Wildlife face many threats with spreading urbanization, including habitat loss and inbreeding when populations become fragmented and isolated. It doesn't help that there is a billion-dollar international industry ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies examine how living conditions impact reproductive health

When costs outweigh benefits, successful pregnancies are less likely to occur.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Key to evolutionary fitness: Cut the calories

Charles Darwin and his contemporaries postulated that food consumption in birds and mammals was limited by resource levels, that is, animals would eat as much as they could while food was plentiful and produce as many offspring ...

Biology / Evolution

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0