Science news articles about 'choosy females'

... in reproduction against risk taking is reflected in sexual displays. This may be important information for choosy females seeking partners with personality traits that will enhance breeding success. ...

... their brightly-coloured bodies to females in the hope of attracting a mate. The choosy females will usually only mate with the most attractive, high-quality males to ensure the production of strong ...

... non-competitive and choosy. "The conventional view of promiscuous, undiscriminating males and coy, choosy females has also been applied to our own species," says lead study author Dr. Gillian R. ...

A new analysis of cross-cultural data challenges the notion that evolution produced promiscuous males and choosy females