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AY IS MY FAVOURITE month in Britain. The countryside is bursting with fecundity as animals seek out partners to foster a new generation. As humans we like to think of these unions as romantic, but the truth is many are shaped by conflict. When males and females harbour warring mating strategies, evolution becomes