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Parental Care Strategies and Offspring Sex Ratios in Birds of Prey

Quick fact

In some raptor species like the American kestrel, females produce more sons when food is abundant, but more daughters when food is scarce, a pattern that aligns with the Trivers-Willard hypothesis.

Why this is interesting

When food is scarce, some raptor parents might secretly favor one sex over the other. How do birds of prey decide which chicks to invest in, and why would they ever bias the balance?