Mating with many males means more viable nests and improved offspring survival or performance for African Grey Foam-Nest Treefrogs.
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Female tortoises are bearing the brunt of the brutal behaviour of their male counterparts, who are regularly pushing them off cliffs in North Macedonia.
Rather than a clever survival tactic, tonic immobility might just be ‘evolutionary baggage’.
Without being able to get into the heads of animals, it’s hard to say for sure. But instances of pig painters, whale crooners and bird sculptors certainly make it seem plausible.
Only male crickets have wing structures that produce sound, but females are very good at following the signal.
Humans are ‘noisy neighbours’ whose behaviour has long lasting ecological and evolutionary effects on other species.
The first description of the snake clitoris may change what we think we know about mating and courtship among the slithering reptiles.
People don’t randomly select who they have children with. And that means an underlying assumption in research that tries to link particular genes to certain diseases or traits is wrong.
We wanted to understand the ways in which predatory animals eavesdrop on the sexual ‘conversations’ of their prey.
Birds will shriek and dive at each other over food, territory or mates, but only a small number of species sport actual weapons. The reason: Flying matters more for their survival than fighting.
During mating season, a male turtle-headed sea snake will often lose sight of the female before mating can happen. The female may be metres away, but the male won’t ever find her again.
Each year, more and more people are looking to dating apps to find a partner. And a trove of data from these users is finally revealing what men and women really want.
Birds use body odour to smell out potential mates, and partners who are genetically unrelated to them smell more attractive.
Love in a time of corona.
Clapping underwater takes real strength. But wild grey seals can do it, to warn off competitors and attract potential mates.
New technologies are revealing more about the secret lives of underwater turtles. Using underwater cameras and 3D printing, researchers are learning more than ever before.
Scientists don’t just want to unravel the mysteries of slug sex for voyeurism.
New evidence boosts the idea that species with males who compete for mates adapt faster to changing circumstances.
They might be a hated household pest, but ants actually live fascinating and complex lives.
An infestation as a chick leads to enlarged nostrils in the beak of Darwin finches, and that affects their mating call.
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