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World-First Study Finds “Sex Reversal” Surprisingly Common In Wild Australian Birds

World-First Study Finds “Sex Reversal” Surprisingly Common In Wild Australian Birds
science8/13/2025

“Sex determination in wild birds is more fluid than thought.”

A study of five common Australian bird species in southeast Queensland has found on average, 4.8 percent of them have sexual organs that don’t align with their chromosomes. The authors don’t know the cause of the deviation from biology textbooks, nor... [5622 chars]