Low-quality females prefer low-quality males, at least in the avian world.
This is according to research published in the Royal Society journal Proceedings B, testing female zebra finches' taste in males.
As adults, the low-quality females showed a preference for the songs of males of the same quality, and for the male birds themselves.
Evolutionary biologists previously thought that females would always opt for the best male available.
Lees meer: BBC NEWS | Science & Environment
This is according to research published in the Royal Society journal Proceedings B, testing female zebra finches' taste in males.
As adults, the low-quality females showed a preference for the songs of males of the same quality, and for the male birds themselves.
Evolutionary biologists previously thought that females would always opt for the best male available.
Lees meer: BBC NEWS | Science & Environment
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