image: Female lark bunting on a grass nest incubating eggs. This image relates to article that appeared in the Jan. 25, 2008, issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Alexis S. Chaine at University of California, Santa Cruz and colleagues, was titled "Adaptive Plasticity in Female Mate Choice Dampens Sexual Selection on Male Ornaments in the Lark Bunting." view more
Credit: Photo provided by courtesy of Alexis Chaine, via <i>Science</i>-AAAS