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Reproduction: Why Having A Mate Provides An Evolutionary Advantage Over Self-Fertilization
October 22, 2009 — OK, it takes two for human reproduction, and now it seems that plants and animals that can rely on either a partner or go alone by self-fertilization give their offspring a better chance for longer ... > full story -
Scientists Discover Largest Orb-Weaving Spider
October 21, 2009 — Researchers have discovered a new, giant Nephila species (golden orb weaver spider) from Africa and Madagascar. They also reconstructed size evolution in the family Nephilidae to show that this new ... > full story -
Absent Pheromones Turn Male Flies Into Lusty Lotharios
October 15, 2009 — When researchers genetically tweaked fruit flies so that they didn't produce certain pheromones, they triggered a sexual tsunami in their laboratory. In fact, they produced bugs so irresistible that ... > full story -
Sex In The Caribbean: Environmental Change Drives Evolutionary Change, Eventually
October 13, 2009 — Hungry, sexual organisms replaced well-fed, clonal organisms in the Caribbean Sea as the Isthmus of Panama arose, separating the Caribbean from the Pacific, report researchers. The fossil record ... > full story -
Evolutionary Biology
Mating and Breeding
Insects (and Butterflies)
Biology
Biochemistry Research
Developmental Biology
Opportunity To Usurp Reproductive Power Of Royal Throne Keeps Worker Termites Home
October 12, 2009 — Termite offspring may stay in their birth colony to help their queen and king parents rather than leave to try and start their own family because their chance of inheriting the 'reproductive throne' ... > full story -
Loyal Alligators Display Mating Habits Of Birds
October 8, 2009 — Alligators display the same loyalty to their mating partners as birds. The ten-year-study reveals that up to 70% of females chose to remain with their partner, often for many ... > full story -
Agriculture and Food
Mating and Breeding
Insects (and Butterflies)
Invasive Species
Animals
Exotic Species
Bees Fight Back Against Colony Collapse Disorder: Some Honey Bees Toss Out Varroa Mites
October 5, 2009 — Honey bees are now fighting back aggressively against Varroa mites, thanks to new efforts to develop bees with a genetic trait that allows them to more easily find the mites and toss them out of the ... > full story -
Agriculture and Food
Exotic Species
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Insects (and Butterflies)
Invasive Species
Killer Bees May Increase Food Supplies For Native Bees
October 2, 2009 — A long-term study of Africanized bee invasion of Mexico's Yucatan shows that "killer bees" may actually increase food resources for native ... > full story -
Parasite Bacteria May Help Fight Spread Of Mosquito-Borne Diseases
October 2, 2009 — Infecting mosquitoes with a bacterial parasite could help prevent the spread of lymphatic filariasis, one of the major neglected tropical diseases of the developing world, according to new research ... > full story -
Genetic Conflict In Fish Led To Evolution Of New Sex Chromosomes
October 2, 2009 — Biologists have genetically mapped the sex chromosomes of several species of cichlid fish from Lake Malawi, East Africa, and identified a mechanism by which new sex chromosomes may ... > full story -
Monkeys' Grooming Habits Provide New Clues To How We Socialize
October 1, 2009 — A study of female monkeys' grooming habits provides new clues about the way we humans socialize. New research reveals there is a link between the size of the brain, in particular the neocortex which ... > full story -
Mother Knows Best: Females Control Sperm Storage To Pick The Best Father
September 29, 2009 — Scientists have found new evidence to explain how female insects can influence the father of their offspring, even after mating with up to ten males. A team has found that female crickets are able to ... > full story
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