Science news articles about 'mating rituals'

... 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 ...

After traveling thousands of miles, Magellanic penguins have begun arriving on the shores of Argentina for their annual mating rituals.

... males has led to behaviours and adaptations in males that are injurious to females, such as harassment during mating rituals and toxic proteins in their sperm fluid. "Our results are the strongest ...

... a symphony of sound. The noisemakers range from the low-frequency bass tones of a fish mating ritual to the roar of a motorboat. The study of how underwater animals hear is a growing topic in marine ...

... birds will start to breed next year and will be observing them to understand more about their complex mating rituals. The project has been led for the University by Professor Tamas Szekely of the ...

While they might not be giving roses and writing love poems, wildlife have some pretty fascinating -- and sometimes downright bizarre -- courtship and mating rituals of their own.

... behind their light production. Marine fireworms use bioluminescence to attract suitors in an undersea mating ritual. Research conducted by Scripps marine biologists Dimitri Deheyn and Michael Latz ...

... niger, the common black ant, unfurl their wings and take to the skies around the third week of July in an annual mating ritual. The male ants drop dead immediately after the mid- ...