Opinion: The biggest sperm come in the smallest packages – and other odd facts about male sex cells
19 November 2015Jacob Dunn (Division of Biological Anthropology) discusses why sperm are the most diverse cells found among animals.
Calls vs. balls: monkeys with more impressive roars produce less sperm
22 October 2015Evolutionary ‘trade-off’ between size of throat and testes discovered in howler monkeys furthers Darwin’s theory of sexual selection and corresponds to mating systems: males with larger throats but smaller testes often have exclusive access to females, while those with larger testes share mates.
High stress levels found in monkeys forced to spend more time foraging
24 January 2013New research shows that disturbed habitats are resulting in increasingly poor diets for monkeys, and that the additional time and energy required to find food is causing concerning levels of stress in already critically endangered primates.
