Hybrid chickadees found deficient at learning and memory

(Lehigh University) Scientists at Lehigh University and Franklin & Marshall College have found that hybrid chickadees have marked deficiencies in learning and memory compared to their pure species parents, a possible selective disadvantage. The study, published today in Evolution, is the first to identify deficiencies in learning and memory in a hybrid of any species.

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