Evolutionarily speaking, the ultimate goal of a lifeform is to reproduce and stave off extinction. Many plants and animals ...

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How do animals decide when to fight and when to walk, fly, slither, or swim away? Most research on animal conflict has focused on the short-term costs of single interactions, but a pair of behavioral ...

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Most animals reach an adult size, then spend the rest of their lives maintaining it. After maturity, their energy goes toward ...

The energy invested in animal reproduction is as much as 10 times greater than previously estimated when the metabolic load of bearing and caring for offspring is accounted for, according to a new ...

In the animal kingdom, mating isn’t always about survival. From praying mantises to octopuses, some species die during or soon after reproduction. Expert explains how evolution favours these extreme, ...

The intensification of livestock production systems is a prerequisite to meet the growing demand for animal products. Genetic selection, assisted reproductive technologies and optimized reproduction ...

CAMBRIDGE, England, Aug. 3 (UPI) --Statistical analysis has revealed the sexual behavior of creatures from the genus Fractofusus, a type of rangeomorph, was surprisingly complex. In a new study, ...