Sentences with phrase «species reaches sexual maturity»
The team argues that the timing of the emergence of the crest — when the species reaches sexual maturity — supports the sexual selection hypothesis, where a trait evolves because of a preference for certain characteristics.
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«For marine animal populations to thrive and support sustainable fisheries, the males and females of each species need to reach sexual maturity, and deliver their eggs and sperm in the right place and at the right time.
The new life expectancies — 40 years for females and 73 years for males — suggest great whites reach sexual maturity later than previously thought, making young deaths more devastating to the species.
Seeing sexual desire as a biological drive sets us up to believe we're automatically supposed to know how to have sex - although humans take longer to reach full sexual maturity than any species on earth.