Sexually Aroused Male Flies Unable to Sleep after Close Encounters with Females
In fruit flies, the need to sleep is overridden by the need to mate, a new study reports.... Read More...
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Extra Brain Cells Make Males Remember Sex
Researchers have discovered a pair of neurons inside the brains of male nematodes that allow them to remember and seek sex, even at the expense of food. ... Read More...
The Evolutionary Benefit of Love
A new study reports zebra finches that were allowed to breed with their preferred partner achieved a 37 percent higher success rate in reproduction over pairs that were forced to mate.... Read More...
Study Connects Sleep Deficits Among Young Fruitflies to Disruption in Mating Later in Life
Researchers discover a link between sleep loss in young fruit flies and mating behavior later in life.... Read More...