Alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs) encompass the suite of discrete morphological, behavioural and physiological strategies that individuals within the same sex adopt to maximise reproductive ...

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and The Texas A&M University System opened a new state-of-the-art Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center at Texas A&M-RELLIS campus May 6. The roughly 27,000 square-foot ...

Animal breeding is an interest shared by farm owners and pet lovers, yet how to simply assess animals' reproductive functions remains a question. An Osaka Metropolitan University researcher provides a ...

The porcine reproductive system relies on tightly regulated steroid hormone metabolism to coordinate gonadal development, gametogenesis and accessory gland function. Within the testis and ovaries, ...

A new article in Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology examines how the immune system and reproduction interact in female mammals, especially during pregnancy, from mating to birth. Lauren E.

Temperature affects nearly every part of an animal's day-to-day existence. Biologists have, for good reason, spent a huge amount of time trying to understand how animals can survive in the climates in ...

These unusual facts about animal sexuality expose the oddities associated with animal reproduction and sexual habits in nature. Whether it’s an eccentric animal reproductive method or a strange ...

Kangaroos are the iconic Australian animals that are famous for their ability to carry their young around in a pouch on their front. However, they actually have one of the most unusual reproductive ...

The mating game in the animal kingdom is nothing less than fascinating and somewhat weird. Some species pierce, clone, chew, or even fake their way through the mating process. To make survival ...

A study has found that the reason why the evolution of the first animals to appear on Earth was delayed for over 10 million years was due to their reproductive methods. Early animals reproduced by ...