The ELO constantly adapts and varies the tools it uses to fit the changing demographics of its newest leaders, with their different developmental styles and preferences.
We next examined developmental changes in this preference.
The findings could also shed some light on whether adolescents with certain developmental paths have a preference to participate in specific extracurricular activities.
Unlike geographic races of H. erato, H. himera and H. e. cyrbia show strong divergence beyond just color pattern, including differences in mating preference, larval developmental time, adult physiology, and habitat preferences [ 14– 18, 63, 64].
In a similar direction, although through a different approach, Ren et al. (2007) found that the genes expressed in early developmental stages have a preference toward AT-ending codons compared with the genes expressed in later developmental stages.
However, our sample size is comparable to that of other zebra finch mate-choice studies reporting significant effects of morphological and developmental traits on female preferences (e.g. [40], [49], [50]) and to the crossbill study that showed mate preferences based on foraging efficiency [8].
A need-blind admissions policy doesn't prevent a college from granting admissions preferences to developmental admits, which are students with exceptionally wealthy parents who might donate significant sums of money to the college.
For example, Lily & Bella in Dallas delivers organic ingredients and recipes to make baby food at home; Los Angeles-based Caer offers low-sugar organic, prepared baby foods for delivery; and NurtureLife in Chicago offers ready-to-eat meals tailored to kids' developmental stage and food preferences.
This work raises the issue of whether floral guides serve as honest indicators of reward, since guide size varies in nature for conspecific flowers at the same developmental stage and since preferences for larger guides were found.
