Every year, there’s a new fashion pick for the hot male. With lark buntings, that is.
A study of style among birds adds new dimensions to the understanding of how female taste drives the evolution of male charms. This process of sexual selection can lead to outrageous male ornaments, but only if females swoon over the same traits over many generations.
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