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Science, sex and the kakapo

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Sex-allocation theory predicts how the sex ratio of offspring should vary with the mother's physical condition. Applying this theory has helped in retrieving a charismatic parrot from the edge of extinction.

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Figure 1: The eccentric kakapo.

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  1. *International Ornithological Congress, Beijing, China, 11–17 August 2002.

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