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 ...

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.

image: Anyone who has ever spent time around goats knows they have a certain smell. By carefully analyzing eau de male goat, researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on Feb. 27 ...