Some Females Too Sexy for Own Good, Fly Study Says

Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 15:28 in Biology & Nature

Too much sex can be a bad thing. "Sexy" female fruit flies get so much attention—and toxic semen—that they have trouble finding food and their birthrates fall, a new study says.

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