Mongooses enjoy lifelong benefits of 'silver spoon effect'
The benefits of the 'silver spoon effect' in mongoose pups extend across their lifetime, a new study has shown.
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Being a dad is hard when you're a plainfin midshipman fish
Each spring, male plainfin midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus) —a kind of toadfish —emerge from the depths of the Pacific Ocean to breed on the beach. They overwhelm the beach at low tide, wedge themselves beneath ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2019
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Research characterizes evolution of pathway for reproductive fitness in flowering plants
Small RNAs (sRNAs) are key regulators involved in plant growth and development. Two groups of sRNAs are abundant during development of pollen in the anthers—a critical process for reproductive success. One of these pathways ...
Biotechnology
Feb 11, 2019
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Climate change: Effect on sperm could hold key to species extinction
Since the 1980s, increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves have contributed to more deaths than any other extreme weather event. The fingerprints of extreme events and climate change are widespread in the natural world, ...
Ecology
Jan 8, 2019
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Is increasing artificial light at night a danger to coral reefs?
The potentially damaging effects of manmade light at night on the reproduction of reef corals is the subject of new research involving Ocean and Earth Science researchers from the University of Southampton.
Environment
Dec 16, 2018
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Harassing females lowers reproduction rates and reduces population size
Males and females mate to produce offspring, but their relationships are not always cooperative. The conflict between the sexes when they behave selfishly can be negative for the whole group. A group of Japanese researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 5, 2018
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Pairing zebrafish by personality improves fitness of the species
Scientists have challenged the theory of "love at first sight" after discovering that they can boost the reproductive success of zebrafish by pairing them by personality, rather than appearance.
Plants & Animals
Sep 20, 2018
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Why women – including feminists – are still attracted to 'benevolently sexist' men
If a man offers to help a woman with her heavy suitcase or to parallel park her car, what should she make of the offer?
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2018
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Whether bold or shy, seal personalities are steady over time, study says
Female seals don't change their spots, according to a new study by University of Alberta biologists. In fact, individual differences in boldness remain consistent over time.
Ecology
Jun 27, 2018
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'Bisexual' beetles are simply inept, new study finds
Same-sex mating behaviour amongst male insects is much more likely to be due to incompetence, than sexual preference, male-male competition or evolutionary motivation—according to new research from the University of East ...
Plants & Animals
May 10, 2018
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