Mice Mothers Devote Energies To Offspring When Life Is Threatened
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 20:28
in Biology & Nature
Sick female deer mice devote their energy to producing healthier offspring. Deer mice offspring of infected mothers were bigger, meaning they are more likely to survive and reproduce. This finding was unexpected because most mammals tend to focus on their own survival when they are threatened with sickness or infection.
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