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.
Plants & Animals
Jan 30, 2013
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Faithful females who choose good providers key to evolutionary shift to modern family, study finds
In early human evolution, when faithful females began to choose good providers as mates, pair-bonding replaced promiscuity, laying the foundation for the emergence of the institution of the modern family, a new study finds.
Social Sciences
May 28, 2012
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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 in animals because ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2011
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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 ...
Evolution
Jun 24, 2011
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Are female mountain goats sexually conflicted over size of mate?
Mountain goats are no exception to the general rule among mammals that larger males sire more and healthier offspring. But University of Alberta researcher David Coltman has found a genetic quirk that might make female mountain ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 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, shows that females ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 3, 2009
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Picky female sparrows may be more unfaithful
Picky female sparrows may be more unfaithful, new Imperial research suggests. Cheating on social partners is common in birds, and there are clear benefits to males who can raise more offspring without investing in their care. ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2024
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Sex life of the blue-ringed octopus
What one of the world's most venomous marine creatures gets up to after dark.
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2018
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Government urged to improve female representation in science
A new report published today, Thursday 20 June 2013, from MPs on the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee, urges the Government to "take concerted action to improve female representation in science, technology, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2013
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