Seagulls: Are males the weaker sex?
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 10:42
in Biology & Nature
Male seagulls may be more vulnerable to their environment during embryonic development than females, according to Maria Bogdanova and Ruedi Nager from the University of Glasgow in the UK. Until now, the sex differences in developmental rate and susceptibility to unfavourable conditions during the embryonic stage in birds have received little attention...
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