Sex For Survival: Study Shows Male Fiddler Crabs Will Protect Female Neighbors _ At A Price (AP) SYDNEY (AP) - In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection is, apparently, prostitution, according to an Australian... [read full story]
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Males happily defend territory of females who dole out sex, research finds Two male fiddler crabs fight on a beach on Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Researchers from The Australian National University in Canberra found that male...
Male Fiddler Crabs will quite happily protect a female neighbor, but do so partly in exchange for sex, according to a new study from The Australian National University.The study by Richard Milner, Professor Michael Jennions and...
KRISTEN GELINEAU The Associated Press SYDNEY - In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection is, apparently, prostitution, according to an Australian study published Wednesday. Researchers from The Australian...
Males happily defend territory of females who dole out sex, research finds Two male fiddler crabs fight on a beach on Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Researchers from The Australian National University in Canberra found that male...
SYDNEY – In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection for females is, apparently, having sex with the neighbors, according to an Australian study published Wednesday. Researchers from The Australian National...
By Associated Press Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - Added 3m ago SYDNEY — In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection for females is, apparently, having sex with the neighbors, according to an Australian study...
SCIENTISTS have found that - just like some people - fiddler crabs will exchange favours for sex. Male crabs will protect a female neighbour but do so partly in exchange for sex. Australian National University researchers...
Two male fiddler crabs use their giant claws as weapons. (Tanya Detto) Female fiddler crabs have sex with their male neighbours in exchange for protection against wandering male intruders, say Australian researchers. Both male...
KRISTEN GELINEAU, Associated Press Writer SYDNEY—In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection for females is, apparently, having sex with the neighbors, according to an Australian study published Wednesday....
The discovery of the sex-for-security trait helps to explain a surprising quirk: how it is that females defend their territory just as successfully as males despite their smaller claws. It is also the first known case of male...
