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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, ...

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

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 ...

It can be hard to know if someone is really into you. Sometimes, you get hints — a certain look or smile, a nervous blush or flirtation. Giraffes get none of that. They have no set breeding season.

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 ...

Biologists tend to look at the animal kingdom and try to categorize things in an organized fashion. But nature has a way of ...

A large international study reveals that mammals tend to live longer when reproduction is suppressed. On average, lifespan ...

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 ...

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 ...