Tiger shark sex life fuels sustainability risk
Tiger sharks appear to be genetically monogamous – and it could be putting the species at risk.
Ecology
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How to survive without sex: Rotifer genome reveals its strategies
How a group of animals can abandon sex, yet produce more than 460 species over evolutionary time, became a little less mysterious this week with the publication of the complete genome of a bdelloid rotifer (Adineta vaga) ...
Biotechnology
Jul 22, 2013
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Poor start in life need not spell doom in adulthood
Does the environment encountered early in life have permanent and predictable long-term effects in adulthood? Such effects have been reported in numerous organisms, including humans.
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2010
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Big feet preference in rural Indonesia defies one-size-fits-all theory of attractiveness
People in most cultures view women with small feet as attractive. Like smooth skin or an hourglass figure, petite feet signal a potential mate's youth and fertility.
Other
May 30, 2013
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Researchers discover for the first time that a rare bush frog breeds in bamboo
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered a new reproductive mode in frogs and toads - breeding and laying direct developing eggs in live bamboo with narrow openings - which was observed ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2014
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Why does so much of nature rely on sex for reproduction?
Why is sex so popular among plants and animals, and why isn't asexual reproduction, or cloning, a more common reproductive strategy?
Evolution
May 4, 2017
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Promiscuous squid fatigued after mating: study
(Phys.org) -- In order to pass on their genes, southern dumpling squid engage in up to three hours of mating with each partner, but University of Melbourne researchers have found that this results in a reduced ability to ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 18, 2012
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First fruitful, then futile: Ammonites or the boon and bane of many offspring
Ammonites changed their reproductive strategy from initially few and large offspring to numerous and small hatchlings. Thanks to their many offspring, they survived three mass extinctions, a research team headed by paleontologists ...
Evolution
Apr 23, 2012
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Mystery of 'zombie worm' development unveiled
How do bone-eating worms reproduce? A new study by Norio Miyamoto and colleagues from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology sheds light on this question through a detailed observation of the postembryonic ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 12, 2013
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Study finds that the slower 'eusocial' system in nature offers high risks, high rewards
It's a cliché to say it takes a village to raise a child, but it's a cliché some creatures have taken to heart.
Ecology
Dec 11, 2014
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