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X Demographics
Mendeley readers
| Title |
The disposable male— the ultimate emancipation of females?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Biology, September 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12915-018-0574-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Duur K. Aanen |
| Abstract |
Sexual reproduction is costly compared to asexual reproduction, in particular because males generally contribute little to offspring. Research published today in BMC Biology shows that some populations of a termite species have disposed of males altogether. However, this need not necessarily be seen as a victory for the females, since males in most termite societies are active colony members that contribute their fair share to colony tasks. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 18 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 17% |
| India | 1 | 6% |
| France | 1 | 6% |
| Portugal | 1 | 6% |
| Japan | 1 | 6% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 7 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 78% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 17% |
| Scientists | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 18 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 18 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 5 | 28% |
| Researcher | 3 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 17% |
| Professor | 2 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 11% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 2 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 44% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 28% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 6% |
| Linguistics | 1 | 6% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 2 | 11% |