Mom Likes Me Best: Egg Size Predicts Offspring Survival
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 15:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
While comedian Tommy Smothers always told his brother, "Mom always liked you best," a study by biology researchers at North Dakota State University, Fargo, and Iowa State University, Ames, have found that female American coots favor their largest offspring, even before they hatch.