Behavioral Ecology Blog

There is hardly a prouder moment than seeing your youngest boy off to Kindergarten on the 1st day…
Here he is with Mom 2 hours before he has to leave. Yes, his backpack and shoes are on… He “doesn’t want to be late”…
See more photos (including some from the big kids 1st day) soon over at [...]

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Basically- don’t do it too soon after unprotected sex.
A study in Uganda has come up with a surprising finding about sex and H.I.V. Washing the penis minutes (which is apparently very common in Africa) after sex increased the risk of acquiring H.I.V. in uncircumcised men.
So says a NYT story that is based on research presented [...]

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Bora tipped me off to Kate of the Anterior Commissure (one of the best science blogs out there currently) who has a very nice post on bonding as it applies to parent-offspring relationships. She says:
This bonding strategy (she argues that it is a visual strategy), reflective of reproductive/maternal adaptations and neuroanatomical phylogeny, may be one [...]

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Hot dogs over the campfire- the only way they are edible… unless your age is

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In recent years, UC Berkeley has seen the light- not the proverbial light of religion, but instead the light that is open access… You can, as of this semester, attend classes remotely, via web or podcast. Aside from it being free, your can listen whenever you want, and do so in whatever attire you choose….
Even [...]

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The question of whether females derive benefit from multiple matings has long troubled behavioral ecologists… There are 2 logical answers each having at least partial support, but a recent paper In the Journal of The European Society For Evol. Biol. By Jennions et. al. (“Do Female black field crickets Teleogryllus commodus benefit from polyandry?”) shows [...]

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Obviously a huge waste of time, but fun none the less.. There are cephalopod t-shirts for PZ, anthropologists tools for Greg, clocks for Bora, and Bones for Brian.
Now go do yours at Photobucket Meez. Free registration required.

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Go see the other 12 finalists in the Science Idol: The Scientific Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest.

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Are they too fat for your tastes… too skinny??
Take to poll over on the right sidebar. For those you you that have ever thought about this, the result is pretty intuitive, but lets collect the data and see what it looks like.
The Question:
Think of your current sexual partner (or most recent if you have [...]

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