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Crickets help us understand sex | James Gilbert | TEDxSussexUniversity

1,680 views · Published 12 September 2014 · 21:42 · Indexed 21 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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"In terms of sexual weirdness, humans.. we've got nothing on insects." Post-doctoral insect ecologist James Gilbert illustrates the idea of the evolutionary arms race that occurs between male and female insects over sex and reproduction.

Dr. James Gilbert is an insect ecologist focused on insect reproductive and nutritional ecology.

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