A team of researchers from Norway, Sweden and Denmark has found a species of algae (Teleaulax amphioxeia) that has dimorphic sexual life cycles. In their paper published in the journal Science ...

Modern pinnipeds (the group that includes seals, sea lions and walruses) show a range of sexual dimorphism (large differences in size between males and females) and mating systems that span the ...

As obesity is increasing exponentially worldwide, researchers are focusing on identifying pathways leading to excessive weight gain and to the development of obesity-associated diseases, such as ...

Creatures that can change from one form to another are a staple of science fiction: Think werewolves and Transformers. Nature, too, has its shapeshifters, such as dimorphic fungi. While scientists ...

Researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University and collaborating institutions in China have identified sexually dimorphic dopamine (DA) circuits in the brain that influence sociosexual preferences in mice ...

As butterflies flit among flowers, they don't all view blossoms the same way. In a phenomenon called sexually dimorphic vision, females of some butterfly species perceive ultraviolet color while the ...

It seems that reproductive success and sexual dimorphisms for dorsal color and for vision are inexorably interdependent in ruddy copper butterflies In August it is a joy to revel in fields full of ...

Humans are sexually dimorphic, which means that males and females are, on average, different sizes. In humans, like most sexually dimorphic species, males are typically larger than females. Why does ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis and blastomycosis are dimorphic fungal infections. Based on insurance claims, ...