This is the updated version of the lecture I give to my biology students each year on Valentine's Day. Please leave me a comment if you enjoyed it. If you download it for your own use, please leave me a comment telling me how you will be using it.
1. The Biology of Love * *Please note. This discussion in no way attempts to discuss love in a religious context. Rather it is merely an entertaining way to learn about the sometimes comical world of biological reproduction. By Miss Baker missbakersbiologyclass.com
2. If not for sex[ual reproduction], much of what is flamboyant and beautiful in nature would not exist . –Olivia Judson, Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All Creation
15. Between 1725-1765, the Wife of Feodor Vassiyev had 69 Children In Her 27 Pregnancies She Gave Birth to 16 Pairs of Twins 7 Sets of Triplets 4 Sets of Quadruplets
21. Monogamy Polygamy Less disease risk More diversity in offspring Can mate guard Produce more offspring Lower infanticide Less commitment Form social bonds Less male competition