Research just published by Keith Sockman -
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0001785
shows that firstborns do not get it all their own way, at least not if you are a Lincoln's sparrow. Exposing those first eggs to a touch of neglect seems to increase the chances of survival for the whole brood and therefore the different types of talents they represent.
What a rich seam of speculation within this finding... what do you think, human firstborns?
Saturday, 15 March 2008
What firstborns always secretly knew
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