Reproduction in the animal world does not always follow a fixed script. In several species, individuals shift their ...

The use of technology in agriculture has revolutionised farming practices globally over the last decade in efforts to improve ...

A new study published in Science and led by Monash University biologists reveals that the energy cost of reproduction is far greater than previously believed. The research, led by Dr. Samuel C Ginther ...

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is increasingly being used to facilitate conception in both clinical and veterinary medicine. Infertility rates are on the rise amongst the global human ...

In the framework of an international research project, a team of scientists have demonstrated for the first time that asexual reproduction can be successful in the long term. The animal they studied ...

In animals, releasing eggs in a timely manner is vital to maximize the chances of successful fertilization. However, how this process evolved and is controlled in different species is poorly ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A synopsis is provided of different expressions of whole-animal vertebrate clonality (asexual organismal-level reproduction), both in the ...

When mammals have offspring, both in the wild and in captivity, new life is celebrated. This is especially true for species ...

For the first time, scientists have induced facultative parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction, in an animal that usually reproduces sexually. An estimated 76 percent of fruit flies can ...