Knowing which genes are responsible for the transformations could help with developing antifungal treatments, and may have ...

Creatures that can change from one form to another are a staple of science fiction: Think werewolves and Transformers. Nature ...

Modern pinnipeds (the group that includes seals, sea lions and walruses) show a range of sexual dimorphism (large differences in size between males and females) and mating systems that span the ...

Between July 2008 and July 2011, we conducted enhanced surveillance to identify the cause of systemic, dimorphic fungal infections in patients presenting to Groote Schuur Hospital and other hospitals ...

Humans are sexually dimorphic, which means that males and females are, on average, different sizes. In humans, like most sexually dimorphic species, males are typically larger than females. Why does ...

As butterflies flit among flowers, they don’t all view blossoms the same way. In a phenomenon called sexually dimorphic vision, females of some butterfly species perceive ultraviolet color while males ...

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Floral morphology is expected to evolve following the transition from cosexuality to gender dimorphism in plants, as selection through male and female function becomes ...

It seems that reproductive success and sexual dimorphisms for dorsal color and for vision are inexorably interdependent in ruddy copper butterflies In August it is a joy to revel in fields full of ...