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Frightened birds grow longer wings

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Offspring of predator-stressed mothers grow their wings more quickly than chicks from predator-free females.

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Kaplan, M. Frightened birds grow longer wings. Nature (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2011.187

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