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All posts with the tag "Scientific literature" are written by referring to the primary literature.
Category Archives: Sexual conflict
Sexual harassment: Cuts down on babies and mutations in flies
Hello world. It’s been a while (again) since I’ve posted on here. Since my last post there’s been a hurricane, followed by me moving to New York City. Talk about bad timing. I also started a new job. Again, pretty bad timing. … Continue reading
Posted in Eggs and sperm, Sexual conflict
Tagged DNA repair, Drosophila, Female fertility, mutation rate, sexual harassment, X-rayed sperm
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Measuring the force of a duck penis. For science!
Scientists hope to measure the force experienced by female ducks when a drake’s penis penetrates them (can I call it ‘penile force’?). Meanwhile, the battle of the sexes rages on… Update April 2, 2013: The original video I had on … Continue reading
Evolution, sex, and spiky penises
Male seed beetles (Callosobruchus maculatus) have long spikes covering their penises (or adeagus, if you want to be scientific about it). These spikes are thought to have evolved in response to female promiscuity, as a way of increasing the male’s chances of … Continue reading
Posted in Evolution of sex, Sexual conflict
Tagged experimental evolution, Scientific literature, seed beetles, spiky penis
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Daughters get cheating gene from Dad
In honor of Father’s day, I have a story about fathers and daughters. Zebra finches are socially monogamous birds. This means that, like humans, they generally form lifetime relationships with a single partner. Also like many humans, they’re known to … Continue reading
Posted in Sexual conflict
Tagged evolution, infidelity, Scientific literature, Zebra finch
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