Animal reproduction is supported by the integration of various external and internal processes. These processes include a combination of perceived sensory cues, behaviors and hormone secretion. In ...

Amphibians occupy a unique ecological niche, oscillating between aquatic and terrestrial environments across their life cycle. As ectothermic vertebrates, their physiology, growth and survival are ...

This Research Topic is part of the annual “Trends in Behavioral Endocrinology” series, which highlights new research on the neuroendocrine mechanisms ...

South America hosts an extraordinary diversity of snakes that exhibit a spectrum of reproductive modes, from egg‐laying to live birth, reflecting adaptations to varied climates and habitats. In ...

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It can be hard to know if someone is really into you. Sometimes, you get hints — a certain look or smile, a nervous blush or flirtation. Giraffes get none of that. They have no set breeding season.

The ocean is full of strange survival strategies, but few are as shocking as the behaviour of certain male octopuses that detach their own arm during reproduction. At first glance, it may look like ...