In Birds, Expecting To Mate Leads To Higher Fertilization Rates

From an evolutionary perspective, the primary task of an organism is to pass along its genes to future generations. Such genetic transmission is usually assumed to be instinctive. However, a new study shows that species also learn to adapt to their surroundings in order to increase their “reproductive fitness”– the likelihood that they will successfully reproduce. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Biology on October 5th, 2007