The saltmarsh sparrow, a bird that lives in the marshes of Connecticut, was found to have extreme levels of multiple mating.
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The researchers found that 95% of females mated with more than one male during each nesting period.
This unusual behaviour could be a survival mechanism due to coastal flooding, researchers say.
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