Biologists studying a small, colorful fish in the Mediterranean Sea have discovered a new way in which a female can choose the best father for her offspring. During spawning of the ocellated wrasse, ...

For many fish species today, copulation is a hands-off affair. Females release a torrent of eggs into the water, and males douse the eggs in a cloud of sperm. This seems like a pretty basic way of ...

Surge channels on wave-swept rocky shores are characterized by the violent hydrodynamic mixing that accompanies broken waves. It has been suggested that this mixing rapidly dilutes gametes shed into ...

Nesting males are large, colorful, and preferred by females. This one is tending his nest. (Photo by Kelly Stiver) A nesting male ocellated wrasse with a female in his nest. Nesting males court the ...

Biologists studying a small, colorful fish in the Mediterranean Sea have discovered a new way in which a female can choose the best father for her offspring. The animal kingdom is full of elaborate ...