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Working it for the ladies: Female golden-collared manakins prefer acrobatic...
Male golden-collared manakin. Image via Flickr. Male golden-collared manakins (the bird shown in the photo above), have to jump through a lot of hoops to get a mate. First, they set up a “court” on the...
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Mother knows best: a fatty acid is the key to making sexy sons
A parasitic wasp laying her eggs. Image via Wikipedia. In honor of Mother’s day (I know, I’m a day late), I thought I would share a story about moms that help their sons get dates, by making sure they...
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Vitamin E: the lizard’s sexy antioxidant
Image via Flickr. Vitamin E supplements make male European green lizards smell more sexy. New research published online in the journal PLoS One, led by Gábor Herczeg, shows that vitamin E in the...
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Testosterone helps male singing mice woo their women
Serenading the ladies. Many different kinds of birds sing to attract mates, but did you know that some mice do the same thing? Male Alston’s singing mice make a high-pitched trilling noise to call out...
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Around the interwebs: New weekly link roundup!
There are a lot of studies and news articles out there that I would love to blog about but, frankly, I just don’t have the time. Thankfully, usually someone else did have the time to write about it....
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I’m back! Here’s some links from the past week (or more?)…
I’m finally back and recovered from my journeys. Now that Irene is gone, along with my jet lag, let’s get back to talking about sex! This week: zebra finch ladies aren’t so shallow, the sticky egg...
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My, what a big claw you have
Yes, ladies, I *am* happy to see you! Image by Ria Tan (via Flickr). Male fiddler crabs wave their giant claws to get the attention of females. Females prefer males that wave a lot, in line with a...
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Connecting the dots between anal fin “egg spots” and fights in male cichlids
Egg spots on the anal fin of a male cichlid fish. Image via Wikipedia. Cichlid fish are an evolutionary biologist’s dream. There are thousands of species of cichlids, and more seem to crop up every...
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Menstrual music
Get a load of that hunk! If you’re ovulating, you know you want some Mozart. (Image via Wikipedia) Ladies, which musical composer would you like to sleep with? Well, according to some science that just...
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