In this week’s blog post, we find out how relationship woes are abundant in the bird community! Through her paper: “Avian extra-pair paternity in the last European primeval forest”, author Joanna Sudyka provides an explanation for the question: “why do birds cheat?”. Joanna explains the mating and parental behaviour in blue and great tits, building on decades of research in Poland’s Białowieża National Park. Joanna and team found that different paternal DNA in nestlings is the result of an evolutionary behaviour that can persist in both wilderness and … Continue reading Joanna Sudyka | Why do birds cheat?