Females Don't Always Go for Hottest Mate
According to Darwin, a female will choose a high-quality male in order to inherit dad's allure. However, this is not always true.
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posted by noluckmurphy @ 5:10 PM
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I saw this on digg today. It's pretty interesting. I figured I should kickstart my blog since I'll be at home for a few weeks before I head off to Brazil.
Hmm...that article seems a little slanted to me. The one thing that Ms. Begley failed to mention is that female birds that choose to mate with the "less attractive" males will often cheat, or attempt to cheat, with a more attractive male and then have the less attractive, but better parent male raise the illegitimate offspring as his own.
It's a complicated game, even for birds.
Agreed, schmunkin.
So much for kick starting your blog...
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