Smart Male Fish Get The Girls!
Download MP3Later in this episode, Tim flies solo in the wake of Syma's imminent departure for duties on the west coast of the US!
Tim's guests are Ivan Vinogradov and Michael Jennions, both of the Australian National University, and co-authors of the scientific paper 'Paternity analysis reveals sexual selection on cognitive performance in mosquitofish".
It would appear that smarter male fish are more likely to mate and produce more offspring! How on earth could this be true?!!
Join Tim, Ivan and Michael to find out.
Link to the paper - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02645-3
Tim's guests are Ivan Vinogradov and Michael Jennions, both of the Australian National University, and co-authors of the scientific paper 'Paternity analysis reveals sexual selection on cognitive performance in mosquitofish".
It would appear that smarter male fish are more likely to mate and produce more offspring! How on earth could this be true?!!
Join Tim, Ivan and Michael to find out.
Link to the paper - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02645-3
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Author of The Universal History of Us published by Penguin 2024 Professor of Zoology, University of Oxford EcologyEvolution, Existence, Science
