AbstractHuman-induced rapid environmental change is intensifying globally. Urbanization, a major form of human-induced rapid environmental change, alters ecosystems and exposes wildlife to environment...

Some bird keepers have tried to drug their animals to stop them engaging in solo sex.

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Sexual conflict has been shown to be widespread between males and females. In most cases, shared mating traits like copulation duration or sperm transfer speed are at the heart of such conflicts as th...

Urbanisation is a key driver of global environmental change and presents animals with novel stressors and challenges. It can fundamentally influence social behaviour and has the potential to reshape ...

Urbanisation is a key driver of global environmental change and presents animals with novel stressors and challenges. It can fundamentally influence social behaviour and has the potential to reshape ...

Abstract. Cities are expanding globally, exposing animals to novel ecological conditions that can alter the frequency and nature of their social interactio

Abstract Aggressive territoriality can have significant benefits for resource acquisition yet is a costly behaviour. Selection should therefore favour mechanisms that allow individuals to modify their...