Silent singing crickets still going through the motions
A team of researchers with the University of St Andrews and the University of Cambridge, both in the U.K., has found that singing crickets in Hawaii have evolved to silence their singing apparatus but...
View ArticleResearchers reveal sexual prowess of older males not to be underestimated
Quality sperm, good genes, and courtship knowledge are just a few reasons why females might benefit from mating with older males.
View ArticleStudy on redback spiders finds seemingly abhorrent mating strategy appears to...
A mating strategy among redback spiders where males seek out immature females appears to benefit both sexes, a new University of Toronto study has found.
View ArticleWing structure vital in producing a range of tones in bush-cricket mating calls
The structure of the sound generators in the wings of male bush-crickets is critical for producing tonality within the long-range mating calls that attract distant females, a major new study has shown.
View ArticleStudy of whooping cranes reveals pairs bond even before reaching mating age
A team of researchers from the U.S. and Germany has found that many whooping cranes pair up even before they are old enough to mate. In their paper published in the journal Animal Behavior, the group...
View ArticleTheory of the evolution of sexes tested with algae
The varied sex lives of a type of green algae have enabled a University of Adelaide researcher to test a theory of why there are males and females.
View ArticleMale dolphins offer gifts to attract females
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have captured a rare sexual display: evidence of male humpback dolphins presenting females with large marine sponges in an apparent effort to mate.
View ArticleThese ring-tailed lemurs raise a 'stink' when they flirt with potential mates
A U of T Scarborough study finds that a unique ritual performed by male ring-tailed lemurs may come at a significant physical cost, but it could help their chances in securing a mate.
View ArticleResearcher studies birds that break all the mating rules
What can the mating behavior of birds tell us about evolution, climate change and species survival? For Peter Dunn, UWM distinguished professor of biological sciences, bird-watching offers clues to...
View ArticleSynthetic sex in yeast promises safer medicines for people
Our old friend Saccharomyces cerevisiae – the yeast that's helped people bake bread and brew beer for millennia – has just had its sex life upgraded.
View ArticleMating induces sexual inhibition in female jumping spiders
After mating for the first time, most females of an Australian jumping spider are unreceptive to courtship by other males, and this sexual inhibition is immediate and often lasts for the rest of their...
View ArticleLong-term sexual intimidation may be widespread in primate societies
After observing the mating habits of chacma baboons living in the wild over a four-year period, researchers have found that males of the species often use long-term sexual intimidation to control their...
View ArticleFrisky female fruit flies become more aggressive towards each other after sex
Frisky female fruit flies become more aggressive towards each other after sex.
View ArticleDrosophila buzzatii fruit fly females may use courtship songs to pick...
Female Drosophila buzzatii cluster fruit flies may be drawn to the specific courtship songs of males of their own species, according to a study published May 3, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE...
View ArticleMating success follows duet dancing in the Java sparrow
Java sparrows are more likely to mate after dancing together, according to a study from Hokkaido University, contradictory to the belief that songs are the primary sexual signal.
View ArticleSex obsession a killer for male snakes
An international team of scientists led by the University of Sydney has confirmed a frenzied approach to the mating season is resulting in males ageing faster and dying earlier and in worse condition...
View ArticleRoosters are nicer to their relatives than to other males
Male domestic fowl are less aggressive towards related males than to unrelated males when competing for copulations, according to a new study from Linköping University in Sweden. This finding, which...
View ArticleFiddler crab found to use waving and drumming to demonstrate fitness to mate...
(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers with Anglia Ruskin University in the U.K. and the Australian National University has found that the male fiddler crab uses its oversized claw to get the attention of a...
View ArticleBashful Tokyo pandas mate after four-year hiatus
Two giant pandas at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo mated for the first time in four years Monday—a 52-second effort that boosted hopes for a baby as well as shares in a nearby Chinese restaurant.
View ArticleIt takes two to tango: Beetles are equal partners in mating behavior
Beetles that copulate with the same mate as opposed to different partners will repeat the same behaviour, debunking previous suggestions that one sex exerts control over the other in copulation, new...
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