Researchers have further advanced understanding of social relationships in female mammals, highlighting the critical role oxytocin plays. Female house mice raise their offspring either alone or ...

Researchers have identified a gene that appears to balance a powerful evolutionary trade-off, boosting growth and ...

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Researchers uncover how specific genetic and cardiovascular traits give Tibetan women an edge in surviving and thriving at high altitudes, linking better oxygen delivery to more successful pregnancies ...

New study links reproductive success in male rock hyraxes to their singing frequency and rhythmic abilities during courtship songs. A behavioural study published in the British Ecological Society's ...

Deterioration in nutritional condition with aging could reduce reproductive success but coincides with declines in residual reproductive potential, thus invoking opposing expectations for late-life ...

Reproductive microbiomes contribute to reproductive health and success in humans. Yet data on reproductive microbiomes, and links to fertility, are absent for most animal species. Characterizing these ...