SYDNEY - Scientists have documented a surprising rate of sex reversal in wild Australian birds, a phenomenon that could be explained by rising pollution or other environmental triggers.
If anyone actually reads the article, the authors of the study believe it may be a result of pollutants (specifically, a build up of hormone-disrupting chemicals in wild areas) and/or climate change.
The cause still isn’t clear; however, other studies have found the same thing occuring in other species at higher rates due to environmental factors:
Scientists have documented how pollutants and even warm temperatures can trigger sex reversal in frogs.
If anyone actually reads the article, the authors of the study believe it may be a result of pollutants (specifically, a build up of hormone-disrupting chemicals in wild areas) and/or climate change.
The cause still isn’t clear; however, other studies have found the same thing occuring in other species at higher rates due to environmental factors: