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- Dictionarymating/ˈmeɪtɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the action of animals coming together to breed; copulation: "courtship and mating also occur on land"
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1 day ago · v. t. e. In evolutionary psychologyand behavioral ecology, human mating strategiesare a set of behaviors used by individuals to select, attract, and retain mates. Mating strategies overlap with reproductivestrategies, which encompass a broader set of behaviors involving the timing of reproduction and the trade-off between quantity and quality ...
4 days ago · Abstract. Contrary to popular belief, sex hormones act throughout the entire brain of both males and females via both genomic and nongenomic receptors. Many neural and behavioral functions are affected by estrogens, including mood, cognitive function, blood pressure regulation, motor coordination, pain, and opioid sensitivity.
- Jordan Marrocco, Bruce S McEwen
- 10.31887/DCNS.2016.18.4/jmarrocco
- 2016
- 2016/12
3 days ago · Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. [ 1 ] An example of this range of meanings is that the love of a mother differs from the love of a spouse, which differs from the love of food.
3 days ago · Mating systems vary across bird families [221] but variations within species are thought to be driven by environmental conditions. [222] A unique system is the formation of trios where a third individual is allowed by a breeding pair temporarily into the territory to assist with brood raising thereby leading to higher fitness.
2 days ago · The beetles were observed using the orchid for mating, which lasts several minutes (Fig. 3). The orchid could be employing deceit as attraction for coleopterans that are seeking an appropriate place to mate, a deception that we define as “search for a mating place”, exploiting the sexual drive of male insects during mate-seeking flight.
2 days ago · Definition Genetic drift is a mechanism of evolution characterized by random fluctuations in the frequency of a particular version of a gene (allele) in a population. Though it primarily affects small, isolated populations, the effects of genetic drift can be strong, sometimes causing traits to become overwhelmingly frequent or to disappear from a population.
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4 days ago · livestock, farm animals, with the exception of poultry. In Western countries the category encompasses primarily cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses, donkeys, and mules; other animals, such as buffalo, oxen, llamas, or camels, may predominate in the agriculture of other areas. By the 21st century, livestock made up slightly more than 1/9 of all ...
