sexual selection Archive
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![Human females may have evolved to prefer faster males, a study published in Biology Letters suggests. Portraits of 80 male cyclists were rated for attractiveness […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Faster Cyclists Attract All the Girls")
Faster Cyclists Attract All the Girls
Posted on February 9, 2014 | No CommentsHuman females may have evolved to prefer faster males, a study published in Biology Letters suggests. Portraits of 80 male cyclists were rated for attractiveness […] -
Male Roundworms Use Pheromones to Harm Mates
Posted on December 1, 2013 | No CommentsMale roundworms secrete hormones that reduce the lifespan of their hermaphrodite mates say researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine. Laboratory roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans exists either […] -
![Nature has a reputation for being red in tooth and claw – a warzone with bloody battles ensuing between the biggest and bravest males of […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Blog-image-01_Bang-115x115.png "Cryptic Female Choice: This is a Woman’s World, but it Wouldn’t be Nothing Without a Man or a Boy")
Cryptic Female Choice: This is a Woman’s World, but it Wouldn’t be Nothing Without a Man or a Boy
Posted on January 21, 2013 | No CommentsNature has a reputation for being red in tooth and claw – a warzone with bloody battles ensuing between the biggest and bravest males of […] -
Two little ducks. One incredible evolutionary arms race…
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No CommentsThink ‘duck’ and what comes to mind? Fond childhood memories of feeding the duckies at a pond? Dodging one of the feathered beasts whilst rowing […]
