Many common birds are seen in pairs at the nest, apparently both attentive parents. This may lead people to assume that faithful partnerships are typical of most birds. However, carefully following individual birds, and exploiting new genetic techniques, has shown that the real situation is often much more complicated.
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Adrian Craig is a retired professor of zoology, who spent his working career lecturing at Rhodes University in South Africa. He has also given many talks to school groups and other audiences. His research has always focused on African birds, involving field studies, museum specimens, and historical records. Apart from formal scientific publications, Adrian has written many popular articles for birdclub magazines, and contributed to handbooks such as “The birds of Africa” and “Handbook of the birds of the world”.