Behavioural ecology: cuckolder eggs come first.

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In mixed paternity broods, extra-pair offspring often perform better than their maternal half-siblings. This has been interpreted as evidence for genetic benefits of female promiscuity, but a new study shows that the difference in fitness may be largely due to a non-genetic, maternal effect.

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