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Dec. 14, 2021 Researchers have discovered the genetic basis for a quirk of the animal kingdom -- how ant queens produce broods that are entirely male or ...
Nov. 9, 2023 Desert birds lay larger eggs when they have more helpers to feed their chicks, new research ...
July 7, 2023 In males of many species, it pays to identify females that are nearing maturity to be the first in line for mating. Now researchers have found a remarkable example: male spider mites guard and then ...
June 24, 2021 A new study of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes investigates how a mating cue called 'harmonic convergence' might affect immunity against parasites, bacteria and dengue virus in offspring, which ...
Dec. 14, 2021 Spending time with offspring is beneficial to development, but it's proving lifesaving to Galápagos Islands Darwin's finches. A new study has found evidence Darwin's finch females ...
Mar. 12, 2024 The fertility of both female and male tsetse flies is affected by a single burst of hot weather, researchers have ...
Jan. 26, 2023 Fathers exposed to chemicals in plastics can affect the metabolic health of their offspring for two generations, a mouse study ...
Mar. 14, 2022 Higher lead levels in a mother's blood can increase the chance of her bearing male offspring, according to new ...
Oct. 2, 2023 Genetic quality or genetic compatibility? What do female fruit flies prioritize when mating? Researchers show that both factors are important at different stages of the reproductive process and that ...
Jan. 28, 2022 The scientists who discovered all-female termite colonies have now ascertained how they came to exist. In doing so, they revealed how these powerful females potentially threaten other termites, as ...