Can't compete on dung? Try mating on apple pomace
Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 05:21
in Biology & Nature
In the mating world of yellow dung flies, large, brawny males almost always get the girl. However, a new study suggests that smaller males rule if presented with an opportunity to woo females when they are not hanging out on cow dung. It is the first time alternative male reproductive strategies have been observed in this species...