In polygynous mammals, mating success of males often depends on intense male-male competition and the use of alternative mating tactics. Because reproduction incurs substantial energetic costs and ...

“We are tempted to speculate that this is a clever reproductive strategy of the male goat to alter behavior and activity of the reproduction center in the female for mating by a single molecule,” ...

Anyone who has ever spent time around goats knows they have a certain smell. By carefully analyzing eau de male goat, researchers have now identified a novel, citrus-scented ingredient that speaks ...

Perfume manufacturers would love to find the elusive sex pheromone. This mythical chemical would be so powerful that one whiff would send the opposite sex weak in the knees with reproductive desire.

Mountain goats are no exception to the general rule among mammals that larger males sire more and healthier offspring. But researchers have found a genetic quirk that might make female mountain goats ...

There is more to that characteristic "goaty" odor of male goats than one may think (or smell). It turns out, a male goat's scent is powerful enough to get female goats in the mood. New research has ...