Sentences with phrase «of aggressive males»

However, the aggressive males also prevent females from feeding and can injure them, which results in a group with lots of aggressive males producing fewer offspring than groups with fewer aggressive males.

Five years later, in The Language of the Goddess, she connected past to present: «We are still living under the sway of that aggressive male invasion and only beginning to discover our alienation from our authentic heritage» a gylanic [sexes equal], non-violent, earth - centered culture.»

Not exact matches

When asked if their old firms» male culture led them to go off on their own, Fonstad stated that it has been challenging at times and mentioned that she's experienced some of the «penalties women take for being aggressive and tough» that were highlighted in Sheryl Sandberg's book, Lean In.

Abby: Totally, and speaking of Superbad, I thought it was interesting the girls were the sexually - aggressive parties here, since in most movies like this, the male characters are the ones chasing sex.

Although contemporary feminists may champion women's self - defense, few are anxious for women to engage in aggressive violence or to emulate male war - making as a way of proving women's equality.

The ideal of a gentleman had the moral power to put the brakes on our most tawdry and aggressive male proclivities and to make us take pride in our manhood.

When equality of the sexes became the epicenter of the sexual revolution, activists removed all of the conventions and arrangements that shielded females from aggressive male behavior.

Kitzinger shows that women (and surely their male partners too) have been confused by images derived from aggressive ways both of defecating and of reaching an orgasm.

Elected officials, perhaps sensitive of the gender dynamics at play — after all, the male Naked Cowboy has worked shirtless in Times Square for years without much pushback — have repeatedly tried to tie the issue less to nudity and more to aggressive panhandling.

Most studies of mouse social hierarchy have focused on more aggressive behaviors such as how male mice might pick on new cage members, says Helmut Kessels, a neurologist at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience who was not involved with the research.

The finding that these neurons are present in the brains of male but not female flies indicates that this sex difference in aggressive behavior is genetically based.

As little as 30 minutes of social interaction with a female, the team found, was enough to make naïve mice aggressive towards males 24 hours later, as well as to cause the separation of male - versus female - specific representations in the mouse's brain.

In one study, he exposed male mice to 10 days of bullying by larger, more aggressive mice.

Bisexual males reported struggling with a whole range of syndromes, while female bisexual youths were only found to be especially aggressive.

As three hulking male chimpanzees and a dozen females loll below him, the renowned primatologist rejects the idea that war stems from «some sort of blind aggressive drive.»

«Stridulation, or chirping, sounds produced by the beetles have been reported with respect to mating and aggressive male behavior, and while previous studies proposed the mechanism and reported on some preliminary acoustic recording of the chirps, the chirp characteristics have not been examined extensively,» explained John Allen, a scientist at the University of Hawaii.

In the frenzy of ruff mating, which can involve many aggressive and displaying males, copulation is a speedy process.

In a male, throat color is related to behavior: orange - throated male lizards are aggressive and spend most of their time in the open battling each other, according to Lesley Lancaster, lead author of the study.

A third paper, in press at Journal of Experimental Biology, reports the team's discovery that female market squid show a set of stripes that can be brightly activated and may function during mating to allow the female to mimic the appearance of the male, thereby reducing the number of mating encounters and aggressive contacts from males.

Male hormones may not always be the sole cause of aggressive behaviour, say American biologists who have studied a species of African fish.

First, males of a species are usually more aggressive than females, and they become more aggressive when they mature.

In addition to researching levels of aggression, we also looked at how consistent males were in their aggressive displays.

Urban males are more likely to have had an aggressive encounter with males in their territory, which could then alter the way they behave towards our mimic of an intruder the following day.

The difference between males and female biting behaviour in the aggressive strain is possibly due to their hormonal responses to stressful situations, as Dr Becerra says: «Stressed male rats might bite to protect themselves alone, whereas female rats might have the natural instinct of biting to also protect their offspring, so presumably will be fiercer.»

In these cases, the selfish incentive for to each male to father as many offspring as possible damaged the overall health of the group, reducing the lifespan of all flies, possibly through increased fighting and aggressive courtship.

The increased likelihood of aggressive encounters may also explain the lack of consistency of urban male behaviour.

Males sacrifice themselves for the sake of their offspring, whereas females are aggressive attackers.

Zoo veterinarians have been attempting, with varying degrees of success, to castrate the 2 - ton animals for more than 90 years, in hopes of controlling the size of captive populations and reducing the number of fights between the males of this aggressive species.

The authors suggested that females may hunt in the more developed areas as part of a strategy to visit areas where prey are abundant while avoiding encounters with aggressive males.

It would be safer in general to just avoid groups where aggressive males are present, yet the mothers of sons choose to do so anyway.

Small «sneaky» males reduce the advantage of large size for aggressive «fighter» males during competition for mates

Most female octopuses are quite aggressive towards males, and most observed mating has involved males performing the task of inserting sperm into the female as quickly (and with as little contact) as possible.

Female fruit flies become aggressive after mating because of a peptide in the male's sperm.

Show your son that being a man is not about succumbing to peer pressure and that he doesn't need the approval of alpha males or aggressive men.

In his younger days, C58 was an aggressive «alpha male,» reaching out of his cage to grab passersby.

This in turn leads to the development of such male attributes as male pattern balding, facial hair growth, deepening voice, and perhaps a more aggressive or indifferent personality.

Nearly all of them reported sexist interactions — in fact, 87 percent received demeaning comments from male colleagues, 84 percent were told they were too aggressive, and 90 percent witnessed sexist or abusive behavior at industry events.

As the stereotype of masculinity in today's society dictates that men be aggressive, self - reliant, and conservative emotionally, males are discouraged from opening up to one another from a young age, and naturally this has a dire effect on how men deal with breakups.

They're not afraid of men or of making the first move and can often be just as sexually aggressive as their male counterparts.

Women, on the other hand, must deal with overly aggressive, creepy and sex hungry males, which may prompt them to give up on the idea of online dating.

depending on what type of sugar dater You are (sugar baby male, sugar baby female, sugar daddy, etc), you may have to take a slightly more aggressive approach to finding a successful match.

The Dating Game it was not: shallow, aggressive and full of male braggadocio, Singled Out was more in line with «reality» than romance.

Olivia Wilde, as Dave's object of desire, is more than just eye candy (though she looks really, really good)-- her character balances a strict male dominated professional life with her sexually aggressive independence.

Not even the no - nonsense headmistress (Nicole Kidman) is completely immune to the flattery of their male charge; her wistful, lonely teacher (Kirsten Dunst) and the imperious oldest student (Elle Fanning) all fall under the sway of the charming soldier, who delights in the newfound upheaval in power dynamics and the passive - aggressive sniping on his behalf.

In Volume 1 of this gorgeously illustrated gay historical drama, Dr. George Callahan searches for a Chinese woman from his past, and soon finds himself unwittingly drawn to dim - witted male prostitute Jun, whose own life is complicated by the unwanted attentions of an aggressive bouncer named Roan Baxter.»

At every point of decision in her life she refused to be cowed by vested interests — whether they were polluting companies or aggressive, male - dominated political parties.

Male rabbits, especially the dwarf varieties, may become aggressive when they reach sexual maturity and may exhibit excessive biting and spraying of urine.

Male dogs can also be more aggressive with dogs of the same sex.

Male cats who aren't neutered are often very aggressive, very territorial, and have a high tendency to roam (in search of a mate).

I see tons of backyard bred dogs here in AZ, tons of people who do not spay their pets, have no intention of breeding them and then complain that they mark territory and are aggressive towards each other when they have two intact males and one intact female.