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October 30, 2008
Lovebird Behavior: Nature or Nurture?
Great Article about lovebird study, and their genetics and behavior and how they are connected. I found this posted on Science blogs.
"Is behavior genetically "programmed" or is it the result of learning? Or is it instead a little bit of both? This is the old "nature versus nurture" argument that has occupied behavioral and evolutionary scientists, psychologists and even the general public for decades. Interestingly, nearly 50 years ago, a series of elegant experiments by an ornithologist and aviculturist revealed that, in lovebirds, at least, nest-building behavior has a very strong genetic component combined with surprisingly little experiential modification."
Read the full story and download the experiment PDF here.
Posted by sue at October 30, 2008 11:05 AM