Posts Tagged ‘mating’
Inbreeding threatens India’s wild tigers
CARDIFF U. (UK) — A collapse in the variety of mating partners is putting tigers in India at risk of extinction, a new study suggests. Continue…
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:16 - 4 Comments
Science & Technology - Mar 6, 2013 15:28 - 0 Comments
Hamster teens add brain cells during puberty
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — The brain continues to add new cells during puberty to manage social cues, a study with hamsters shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 25, 2013 13:23 - 0 Comments
Sex life of plants can alter their defenses
CORNELL (US) — The evolution of a plant’s defense system is tied to the method the plant uses to mate, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 21, 2013 10:37 - 0 Comments
Fairy-wren guys boast body size in song
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Male fairy-wrens use the pitch of their songs to broadcast their body size, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 14, 2013 11:16 - 6 Comments
Cheating monkeys try to hide their infidelity
U. MICHIGAN / U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — Wild gelada monkeys change their behavior to avoid getting caught cheating on sexual partners. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 20, 2012 9:24 - 0 Comments
Whales ‘multi-task’ by crooning at dinner
DUKE/UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — In order to eat continuously but also find mates, humpback whales sing while they hunt, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 4, 2012 6:08 - 3 Comments
In captivity, rare birds suffer empty nests
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — Critically endangered birds often fail to reproduce in captivity or the wild, but new methods may make it easier for scientists to keep these species going. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 3, 2012 14:23 - 0 Comments
Friendly baboons often outlive ‘loners’
U. PENN (US) — Like humans, some baboons’ personalities are better suited to making and keeping friends— social skills that play a role in health and longevity, research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 4, 2012 14:10 - 0 Comments
Who’s your daddy? Snail carries other males’ eggs
UC DAVIS (US) — For the male marine whelk, only one in four of the hundreds of eggs glued to his back belong to him. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 20, 2012 9:56 - 2 Comments
Too much mating fatigues oversexed squid
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — After mating for up to three hours, the southern dumpling squid is often too tired to swim for up to 30 minutes afterwards. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 11, 2012 17:03 - 9 Comments
Interspecies mating in fish exposed to BPA
U. MINNESOTA (US) — The chemical BPA appears to affect the mating choices of fish, leading to interspecies breeding, researchers report. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 21, 2012 11:14 - 2 Comments
Bird’s wing is built for love, not flight
CORNELL (US) — A small bird found in the forests of Ecuador and Colombia has a very rare wing structure that allows the males to make sounds to woo mates. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 10, 2012 11:01 - 0 Comments
Older flies with sexy smell turn on males
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Changes in pheromone production that occur with age can reduce sexual attractiveness, according to a recent study with fruit flies. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 30, 2011 12:56 - 2 Comments
Tempo matters for female frogs
U. MISSOURI (US) — Certain female tree frogs may be remarkably attuned to the songs of mates who share the same number of chromosomes as they do, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 15, 2011 9:43 - 1 Comment
Scarier weapons get the (spider) girl
DUKE (US) — The bigger a male jumping spider’s weapons appear to be, the more likely his rival will slink away without a fight, leaving the bigger guy a clear path to the waiting female. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 8, 2011 7:42 - 1 Comment
In tough times, nasty fungus turns to sex
BROWN (US) — Under hostile conditions, an infectious fungus—once thought to be asexual—is able to mate sexually, improving its chances of survival. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 2, 2011 11:39 - 0 Comments
Like humans, chimps share to be social
IOWA STATE (US) — Humans aren’t the only ones who recognize the benefits of sharing. New research finds male chimps share plants and hunting tools with females, perhaps as a strategy for future mating. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 23, 2011 10:15 - 0 Comments
Birds may identify their kin by smell
U. CHICAGO (US) — Penguins appear to use smell to determine if they are related to a potential mate, which suggests birds may have a more highly developed sense of smell than researchers previously thought. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 12, 2011 12:00 - 0 Comments
Rare mix-up results in ‘hybrid’ butterfly
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — A tiger swallowtail butterfly evolved when two other species hybridized—a common occurrence with plants, but a rarity in the animal world. (more…)
