For decades, studying menstruation has posed a problem even the most sophisticated lab equipment couldn’t solve: most lab ...

Anti‐Müllerian hormone (AMH) has emerged as a pivotal biomarker in veterinary reproductive health, offering insights into gonadal function across a range of species. Its role in the regulation of ...

Many mountain gorillas keep living - vigorous and socially engaged - for a decade or more beyond the years of reproduction.

The University of Ottawa's Department of Biology made a significant contribution to the comprehensive 2024 Amphibian Conservation Action Plan (ACAP). Professor Vance L. Trudeau's work is featured in ...

A hormone first discovered in Japanese quail turns out to play a major role in the mammalian reproductive system, acting on the brain to put the brakes on reproduction. The hormone, dubbed ...

A study just published in the journal Functional Ecology called "Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure" by Heather Bryan, of the ...

I probably don't need to tell you that, although they're among our most basic biological functions as human beings, conception and pregnancy are basically the closest any of us are ever going to get ...

Human beings, fish, reptiles and birds have the same hormones in their blood with very similar functions. But why does one find hormone values in some species that are ten times higher than in others?

The mating game in the animal kingdom is nothing less than fascinating and somewhat weird. Some species pierce, clone, chew, or even fake their way through the mating process. To make survival ...