Wake Forest University: New Study Takes a High-Level Look at Nazca Boobies' Breeding
June 10, 2023
June 10, 2023
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 10 (TNSjou) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news:
Nazca boobies can live to 28 years of age, but in their late teens, their ability to raise chicks declines substantially. Why their breeding drops in old age has plagued Wake Forest University Professor of Biology David Anderson for years. But a new study, published in Ecology and Evolution, may help answer the question, by looking at their ability to forage, or search for and captur . . .
Nazca boobies can live to 28 years of age, but in their late teens, their ability to raise chicks declines substantially. Why their breeding drops in old age has plagued Wake Forest University Professor of Biology David Anderson for years. But a new study, published in Ecology and Evolution, may help answer the question, by looking at their ability to forage, or search for and captur . . .