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| ID: | 1206 | | Title: | Lizard Moms Dress Their Children - http://www.biology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2007/lizard-moms-dress-their-children.html | | Description: |  Mothers know best when it comes to dressing their children, at least among side-blotched lizards, a common species in the western United States. Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have observed that female side-blotched lizards are able to induce different color patterns in their offspring in response to social cues, "dressing" their progeny in patterns they will wear for the rest of their lives. The mothers influence gives her progeny the patterns most likely to ensure success under the conditions they will encounter as adults........ | | Category: | Biology | | Link Owner: | | | Date Added: | June 16, 2007 01:42:59 AM | | Number Hits: | 0 | | |
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