Neural 'on/off' switch discovery may shed light on sex differences in social behavior

What makes this neural cluster unusual is its binary activity pattern: it is consistently active in females but largely ...
Earth.com

Same-sex behavior in primates and other animals may be an evolved survival strategy

Same-sex behavior is widespread in primates and may help strengthen social bonds and improve survival under challenging ...
Nature

Cephalopod Reproductive Behavior and Sperm Competition

Cephalopods display some of the most diverse and elaborate reproductive strategies in the marine realm. Their mating systems encompass behaviours such as sexual mimicry, dynamic visual signalling, ...
News Medical

Reproductive effort affects lifespan under harsh conditions

Scientific theory predicts that having more offspring leads to a shorter life span, including in humans. However, despite some hundred years of research, there is no unequivocal evidence for this link ...
JSTOR Daily

The reproductive behavior and evaluation of sex pheromone gland extracts of Ectropis grisescens (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

The geometrid, Ectropis grisescens Warren, is one of the most serious defoliators of the green tea, Camellia sinensis. In the present study, adult emergence, calling behavior, mating activities, and ...
Business Insider

Lingnan University scholar discovers novel reproductive behaviour in native frog species

HONG KONG, March 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Science Unit of Lingnan University (LU) in Hong Kong has reported a novel form of reproductive behaviour observed in a native frog species, Lau's Leaf ...
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Weather cues associated with masting behavior dampen the negative autocorrelation between past and current reproduction in oaks

Xoaquín Moreira, Luis Abdala-Roberts, Ignacio M. Pérez-Ramos, Johannes M. H. Knops, Mario B. Pesendorfer, Walter D. Koenig and Kailen A. Mooney PREMISE OF THE STUDY:The influence of weather conditions ...