PhysOrg Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 A female great tits' (Parus major) appearance is shown to signal healthy attributes in offspring in a paper in BioMed Central's open access journal Frontiers in Zoology. The black stripe across her breast and white patches on her cheeks correlate to a chick's weight at two weeks and immune strength respectively – though the former seems to signal a genetic benefit and the latter can affect an 'adopted' chick's health, suggesting nurture is involved. Read the full article on PhysOrg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScienceDaily Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 A female great tits' (Parus major) appearance is shown to signal healthy attributes in offspring in a new paper. The black stripe across her breast and white patches on her cheeks correlate to a chick’s weight at two weeks and immune strength respectively -- though the former seems to signal a genetic benefit and the latter can affect an ‘adopted’ chick’s health, suggesting nurture is involved. Read the full article on ScienceDaily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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