Birds With A Nose For A Difference: Avoidance Of Inbreeding In Birds Demonstrated
Monday, June 29, 2009 - 21:21
in Biology & Nature
Avoidance of inbreeding is evident among humans, and has been demonstrated in some shorebirds, mice and sand lizards. Researchers now report that it also occurs in a strictly monogamous species of bird, suggesting that the black-legged kittiwake possesses the ability to choose partners with a very different genetic profile.
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