A George Mason University (GMU) biologist proposed an alternate theory of how the common cuckoo bird mimics other birds’ egg ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Seed (egg) banking is a common bet-hedging strategy maximizing the fitness of organisms facing environmental unpredictability by the delayed ...

According to a new study, the first louse to take up residence on a mammalian host likely started out as a parasite of birds. That host-jumping event tens of millions of years ago began the long ...

The progression of carcinomas to high-grade malignancies is accompanied by profound histological changes in the tumor-associated stroma. Although previous studies have suggested that mesenchymal cells ...

The genus Ficus (figs) and their agaonid pollinating fig wasps are a classic example of coevolution. It represents perhaps the most extreme and ancient (about 75 million years) obligate pollination ...

Expertanswer. "Ability to tolerate enemies influences coevolution." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 2 May 2010. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 03 / 100319210438.htm>.

Females often choose their mates, instead of mating at random, even when a father contributes nothing but genes to his offspring. Costly female preferences for males with exaggerated traits that ...