How the male mantis keeps its head during rough sex
A male Springbok praying mantis looking for a hook up doesn't have to worry about a female stealing his heart away.
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Female spiders prefer the sperm of gift-bearing males
Research published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B has provided evidence that females prefer males who bring them gifts- at least in the case of the nursery web spider.
Plants & Animals
Oct 24, 2013
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Researcher compiles evidence in support of Darwin's theory of sexual selection
In 1871, Charles Darwin sparked debate that continues today when he proposed that human sex differences evolved based on sexual selection. Sexual selection is Darwin's theory that certain physical, mental or psychological ...
Evolution
Apr 13, 2010
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Hide, ambush, kill, eat: The giant water bug Lethocerus patruelis kills a fish
The giant water bug Lethocerus patruelis is the largest European true bug and the largest European water insect. The adult bugs reach an impressive 8 cm in length, and the largest representatives of the same family are even ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2013
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Housing shortage alters reproductive behaviour in blue tits
(PhysOrg.com) -- Increased competition for rare breeding sites causes female blue tits to invest more time in their current brood, to spend more time feeding their offspring and also to produce more male offspring in their ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2009
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Why older fathers pass on more genetic mutations to their offspring
The male reproductive system serves as a hotspot for the emergence of new genes. Perhaps that explains why more new mutations are inherited from fathers than from mothers. It doesn't, however, clarify why older fathers pass ...
Evolution
Jan 12, 2023
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Snakes have clitorises, scientists say, slamming research 'taboo'
Female snakes have clitorises, according to the first detailed study on the subject Wednesday, in which the scientists lashed out at how little female sex organs have been researched compared to males across species.
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Dec 14, 2022
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Mantis males engage in riskier mating behavior if deprived of female access
Male praying mantises are more likely to engage in risky mating behavior if they have not had recent access to females, as reported Apr. 25 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. Female praying mantises are known for their ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2012
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In battle of the sexes, a single night with a New York male is enough to kill
Men and women often enter relationships with different long-term goals. In the animal world, differences in approaches to reproductive success can lead to sexual conflict.
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May 28, 2015
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Two Y genes can replace the entire Y chromosome for assisted reproduction in mice
The Y chromosome is a symbol of maleness, present only in males and encoding genes important for male reproduction. But live mouse offspring can be generated with assisted reproduction using germ cells from males with the ...
Biotechnology
Nov 21, 2013
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