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Reproduction: A-Courting To Nature! - Research Paper

Reproduction: A-Courting To Nature!

For some time she had watched his movements, appearing coyly in his
haunts. And now, had it paid off? Doubtless, he was in love. His muscles
were taut; he swooped through the air more like an eagle than a Greylag
gander. The only problem was, it was not for her that he then landed in a
flurry of quacks and wingbeats, or for her that he dashed off surprise
attacks on his fellows. It was, rather, for another - for her preening
rival across the Bavarian lake.

Poor goose. Will she mate with the gander of her dreams? Or will she
trail him for years, laying infertile egg clutches as proof of her
faithfulness? Either outcome is possible in an animal world marked daily
by scenes of ...

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of males and females during prehistoric epochs when
environmental change was making life difficult for single-sex species such
as bacteria and algae. Generally, these reproduced by splitting into
identical copies of themselves. New generations were thus no better than
old ones at surviving in an altered world. With the emergence of the
sexes, however, youngsters acquired the qualities of two parents. This
meant that they were different from both - different and perhaps better at
coping with tough problems of survival. At the same time, nature had to
furnish a new set of instincts which would make "parents" out of such
unreflective entities as mollusks and jellyfish..

The peacock's splendid feathers, the firefly's flash, the humpback whale's
resounding bellow - all are means these animals have evolved to obey
nature's command: "Find a mate. Transmit your characteristics through
time!" But while most males would accept indiscriminate mating, females
generally have more ...

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Added: 8/4/2005 05:26:53 PM
Category: Science & Nature
Type: Premium Paper
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