Mom's reward: Female Galápagos seabird has a shorter lifespan than males
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 13:10
in Biology & Nature
The male Nazca booby, a large seabird of the Galápagos Islands, often outlives the domineering female of the species, according to new research. Why? It's a story of rotating sex partners, the cost of being a parent and how the body falls apart in old age.