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Published online 3 May 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020429-14
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Careless whispers cost chicks
Females stray when mates lose song battles.
Female birds that overhear their partner lose a singing contest are more likely to mate sneakily with another male, researchers have found1.
Just two defeats send a female looking for alternative mates.
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