African bird shows signs of evil stepdad behavior
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 08:31
in Biology & Nature
An African desert-dwelling male bird favours his biological sons and alienates his stepsons, suggests research published today in Biological Letters. “Nepotism has likely played a vital role in the evolution of family life in this species,” said Martha Nelson-Flower, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia’s faculty of forestry but formerly of the […]