... that live in the same area and habitat is the coordination of reproduction and discrimination between potential mates of the same species and remarkably similar individuals of other species” say Pia ...
... makes its ability to localize the sound that much more impressive, Feng said.
How the female picks a mate in the wild is still unknown, however.
“We have a lot of work to do to figure out whether ...
Some Malagasy mouse lemurs are so similar that picking a mate of the right species, especially at night time in a tropical forest, might seem like a matter of pot luck. However, new research has shown ...
EDMONTON, Alberta, June 24 (UPI) -- Canadian and British scientists have found female red squirrels show high levels of multi-male mating, even with genetically related males.
... variations in birdsong; birds rely on these vocalizations to defend their territory and attract a mate, but more and more avian breeding areas are being affected by human activities. Some birds have ...
... to ensure reproductive success and genetic diversity. Remarkably, they have evolved more than one system of mate choice, and components of the best studied are still being discovered. Knowledge of ...
A worldwide search uncovers a mate for a lonely giant elephant beetle which arrived in Britain in a banana load.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Australia's endangered Tasmanian Devil, its numbers decimated by an infectious facial cancer, is mating earlier, scientists have found.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's not exactly Tony serenading Maria in "West Side Story," but for all their homeliness toadfish also sing to attract mates....
... Tony serenading Maria in "West Side Story," but for all their homeliness toadfish also sing to attract mates. OK, singing may be a stretch; it's more of a hum. But it turns out to be useful, for ...
... cues, these flies will indiscriminately attempt to have sex with other males, and with females who have already mated. The signals they're missing are pheromones wafting from mated females and male ...
... small amounts — researchers isolated the three chemicals in these secretions that are responsible for the mating signal.
When tested individually, the chemicals produced little to no response. But ...
... , a new study has shown. Disable this calibration system, and flies have trouble finding a mate, the researchers found. Just like overly bright light can wash out a photographic image, strong smells ...
... Atlantic mollies try to hide their top mate choice, reveals a new study published ... show that males deceive other males about their preferred mate.
The new findings came as a surprise to the researchers ...
New findings suggests that male Atlantic mollies try to deceive rivals by steering them away from their preferred mates.
