Fighting for love: Dominant male pheasants learn faster
Dominant male pheasants learn faster than their downtrodden rivals, new research shows.
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News tagged with subordinate males
Fish sperm race for reproductive success
Norwegian researchers show that the sperm of Arctic char, a cold-water fish common to alpine lakes, swim at different speeds in different fluids, depending on whether the fish are dominant or submissive. The finding published ...
Evolution
Dec 21, 2016
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Chimpanzee males court friends in high places
In the world of chimpanzees, being the alpha male definitely has its benefits and, as with humans, it's good to have powerful friends.
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Nov 8, 2016
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Mountain gorilla mamas sidestep having inbred offspring
Some mountain gorilla females linger into adulthood in the group into which they were born. In the process they also remain in the company of their father, who is often their group's dominant male. To curb inbreeding, though, ...
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May 20, 2015
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Love, love me do: Male beetles that have more sex are more insecure, study shows
Males that mate more often are more insecure about their social status than those mating less, according to new research on the behaviour of burying beetles.
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Mar 9, 2015
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Male African cichlid fish go from 'zero to 60' when mating calls, researchers find (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In African cichlid fish society, only the dominant male reproduces. But Stanford researchers have found that if the dominant male disappears, a subordinate cichlid can rise to the procreative occasion with ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2011
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Study sheds light on social drivers of animal dispersal
Why would male and female animals choose different reproductive strategies? For golden lion tamarins in the Brazilian rain forest, the answer may offer clues to help save this neotropical primate.
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Apr 3, 2019
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Overcrowding forces pheasants to cooperate in Hawaii
"Survival of the fittest" usually means that animals put their own needs first, but occasionally it pays to work together. A new study in The Auk: Ornithological Advances describes an unusual example of cooperative breeding ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 7, 2016
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African bird shows signs of evil stepdad behavior
An African desert-dwelling male bird favours his biological sons and alienates his stepsons, suggests research published today in Biological Letters.
Plants & Animals
Aug 24, 2016
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Scent marking: The mammalian equivalent of showy plumage
The smell of urine may not strike people as pleasant, but female mice find it as attractive as cologne. Researchers at the Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna have confirmed ...
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Oct 31, 2013
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