Sex roles in birds describe sex differences in courtship, mate competition, social pair-bonds, and parental care. Different explanations have been put forward to explain these differences but none are based on a comprehensive ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2022
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In most animal species, males and females differ. This is true for people and other mammals, as well as many species of birds, fish and reptiles. But what about dinosaurs? In 2015, I proposed that variation found in the iconic ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Feb 2, 2022
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A team of Australian geneticists has discovered the gene that determines the sex of dragon lizards works differently from the way sex genes work in other animals.
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2022
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A new Northwestern University study suggests sex hormones differentiate hearing in male versus female brains.
Plants & Animals
Nov 26, 2021
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Many studies in psychology have shown that people judge how trustworthy a person is on the basis of their first impression of the other person's facial features. Whether there actually are differences between men and women ...
Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2021
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Many human diseases can differ between males and females in their prevalence, manifestation, severity or age of onset. Examples include Lupus, where more than 80% of patients are females; Alzheimer's disease, where females ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 8, 2021
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We have discovered previously unappreciated differences between some male and female gibbons and siamang that could give us new clues about how social behavior affected primate evolution.
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2021
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Genetic effects associated with same-sex sexual behavior are also associated with a mating advantage among people who engage only in opposite-sex sexual behavior, according to a study involving participants from the United ...
Evolution
Aug 24, 2021
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When it comes to sexual attraction, women rate age, education, intelligence, income, trust, and emotion connection higher than men who put a greater priority on attractiveness and physical build says new research from QUT.
Social Sciences
May 19, 2021
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Pitchers' fastballs are getting better and better.
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2021
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