Posted on 03/20/2013 1:32:17 PM PDT by dead
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $384,949 grant to Yale University for a study on “Sexual Conflict, Social Behavior and the Evolution of Waterfowl Genitalia”, according to the recovery.gov website.
The grant description says,“The project examines how reproductive morphology covaries with season, age, and social environment in a diverse sample of duck species that differ in ecology, territoriality and breeding system."
The grant was made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the stimulus package.
The project has been receiving money from the NSF since 2009 and is slated for funding through July of this year.
“In the last quarter, we have prepared a manuscript for submission on the results of the first two years of experiments on social phenotypic plasticity in duck penis length in Lesser Scaup and Ruddy Duck. Experiments continued on genital social phenotypic plasticity in Mandarin Duck and Laysan Teal,” a 2010 fourth quarter recovery.gov update on the study says.
Many duck penises are cork-screw shaped and some scientists believe this is because of a form of evolution known as "sexual conflict".
NSF spokeswoman Deborah Wing told CNSNews.com the updated title of the study is "Sexual Conflict, Social Behavior and Evolution." Wing says, "The study met the criteria of the NSF panel of scientific peers as part of the grant approval process."
According to the NSF grant abstract the study shows that age, environment and breeding changes can impact the penis length of certain ducks, “Preliminary results of the project, suggest that male competition plays an important role in the evolution of waterfowl reproductive morphology, that male reproductive morphology is plastic depending on age and condition, and between species with different breeding systems.”
"The NSF strives to be good stewards of taxpayers dollars," Wing says, "Basic research often is combined with other research efforts and turns into bigger things."
"Government funded grants for research have assisted in creating the barcode and Google," Wing added.
The NSF grant abstract states, “Broader impacts of the research will be international, national, local, and personal."
Among those having a personal experience with the study are young minorities. “The project will incorporate high school students from under-represented minorities through the Yale University EVOLUTIONISTS program,” the NSF grant page says.
E-mail and phone attempts by CNSNews.com to contact the study’s Principal Research Investigator, Richard Prum, a professor at Yale University, were unreturned.
One of the researchers is a Vietnamese guy called Duc Dong.
next thing it’ll be Duck BRD being studied
Penis envy
Long Duck Dong works at the Fu xing Buffet.
“Why do you have a duck in the kitchen? “
“I use him to open wine bottles.”
“Oh, he can pull out corks with his beak?”
“No. Here. Watch.”
Pop!
“I guess I’ll have a beer. Do you have any animals that you use to open beer bottles?”
“Just my husband.”
“Well, bring him and a six pack out in the living room in five minutes after I’ve collected the money.”
I thought of you before i finished the article im so sorry
Wow thanks that was a close one
You mean he quit his job at the Pho King Noodle House?
All that money for what can be found in an Irish Limerick:
There once was a man named Fred... ; )
LMAO here.
I’m gonna miss this thread when its gone.
Oh well. Enjoying the moment.
cat’s in the kettle at the peking moon.
If you know that limerick, you are dating yourself... : D
Not that I am against that, or anything... I date myself all the time... because I can't get a date with anyone else... : P
Why is everyone in government so preoccupied by sex of any kind?
I think the AFLAC duck needs to be sequestered.
,“The project examines how reproductive morphology covaries with season, age, and social environment in a diverse sample of duck species that differ in ecology, territoriality and breeding system.”
Whatever....
Hey Joe: what do you do for a living.
Joe: I am a duck dick inspecter.
QUACK!
“Many duck penises are cork-screw shaped and some scientists believe this is because of a form of evolution known as “sexual conflict”
Where is larry Sinclair or reggie love when zero needs them?
Need the Bill Clinton picture...
Well if it ***** like a duck, it must be a duck...
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