Mating and Breeding News

Posted October 3, 2008:

• Singing To Females Makes Male Birds' Brains Happy
• Bee Swarms Follow High-speed 'Streaker' Bees To Find A New Nest

Posted October 2, 2008:

• New Fish Species May Emerge Because Of How Females See Males
• Good News For Pig Breeders
• Atlantic Wolffish: Fearsome Fish That Deserve Protection?

Posted September 29, 2008:

• Acoustic Communication In Deep-sea Fish

Posted September 27, 2008:

• From One Laying To Another, The Female Collembolan Adapts Its Eggs To Environmental Constraints

Posted September 26, 2008:

• Australian Frog Species Chooses Not To Put Eggs In One Basket

Posted September 23, 2008:

• Is That Song Sexy Or Just So-so?
• 'Redesigned Hammer' That Forged Evolution Of Pregnancy In Mammals Found

Posted September 15, 2008:

• Zebra Finches Vary Immune Response According To Age, Sex And Costs

Posted September 12, 2008:

• Male-specific Neurons Directly Linked To Gender-specific Behaviors

Posted September 11, 2008:

• Female Spiders Eat Small Males When They Mate

Posted September 9, 2008:

• Birds' Harmonious Duets Can Be 'Aggressive Audio Warfare,' Study Finds

Posted September 8, 2008:

• Lightweight And Long-legged Males Go The Distance For Sex

Posted September 6, 2008:

• Honest Lovers? Fallow Buck Groans Reveal Their Status And Size During The Rut

Posted September 3, 2008:

• Black-footed Ferrets Sired By Dead Males Via Frozen Sperm

Posted September 2, 2008:

• Bitter-tasting Nectar And Floral Odors Optimize Outcrossing For Plants

Posted August 29, 2008:

• Fishing For Profits On World Caviar Market

Posted August 27, 2008:

• Researching Impact Of Global Warming On Corals
• First Prehistoric Pregnant Turtle And Nest Of Eggs Discovered In Southern Alberta

Posted August 26, 2008:

• Animals Adapt Their Vocal Signals To Social Situations

Posted August 25, 2008:

• How 'Secondary' Sex Characters Can Drive The Origin Of Species

Posted August 23, 2008:

• Fish Cancer Gene Linked To Pigment Pattern That Attracts Mates

Posted August 22, 2008:

• Manes, Trains And Antlers Explained: How Showy Male Traits Evolved

Posted August 18, 2008:

• Maelstrom Quashes Jumping Genes

Posted August 13, 2008:

• Smells Like Bees' Spirit: Response To Pheromone Changes According To Situation

Posted August 12, 2008:

• Egg P Bodies Protect Maternal Gene Messages

Posted August 11, 2008:

• Are Pronghorns Smarter Than Classical European Royalty?
• Female Guppies Risk Death To Avoid Sexual Harassment

Posted August 8, 2008:

• Gene For Sexual Switching In Melons Provides Clues To Evolution Of Sex

Posted August 7, 2008:

• Entomologists Use 'Love Potion' To Detect Hidden Cerambycid Beetles

Posted August 6, 2008:

• Acidification Of Sea Hampers Reproduction Of Marine Species

Posted August 4, 2008:

• World's Smallest Snake Found In Barbados
• Spanish Researchers Discover Significant Leatherback Turtle Nesting Beaches In The Caribbean

Posted August 1, 2008:

• Male Fish Deceive Rivals About Their Top Mate Choice
• Compounds From Soy Affect Brain And Reproductive Development
• Dual-use Sexual Attraction And Population-control Chemicals Found In Nematodes

Posted July 31, 2008:

• Bee's Future As Queen Or Worker May Rest With Parasitic Fly
• Fish With Temperature-dependent Sex Determination: How Common Are They?

Posted July 30, 2008:

• Fertility: Newly Discovered Proteins In Seminal Fluid Transferred During Mating May Affect Odds Of Producing Offspring
• The Buzz Of The Chase: Scientists Test Technique Used To Catch Serial Killers ... On Bumblebees
• Scientists Announce Mouse Sperm Cryopreservation Breakthrough
• New Species Of Predatory Bagworm From Panama's Tropical Forest

Posted July 29, 2008:

• Unexpected Key To Flowering Plants' Diversity

Posted July 25, 2008:

• One Missing Gene Leads To Fruitless Mating Rituals

Posted July 24, 2008:

• Sex And Lifespan Linked In Worms

Posted July 23, 2008:

• Environmental Factors Linked To Sex Ratio Of Plants Discovered

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