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Amid this bloodshed, however, researchers noticed a more peaceful resolution to familial upheaval: Adoptions of unrelated chicks by stepparents were just as common as infanticide.
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Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
This conversation is especially important for people who don’t have a traditional role, such as stepparents, Kuehl said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
Indeed, stepdads went on to have as many chicks as did the killers over the birds’ lifetimes—upending the established idea that adoption is maladaptive and hinders a stepparent’s reproductive success.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
The law specifically points to grandparents and stepparents as beneficiaries of the law.
—Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
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Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
This conversation is especially important for people who don’t have a traditional role, such as stepparents, Kuehl said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
Indeed, stepdads went on to have as many chicks as did the killers over the birds’ lifetimes—upending the established idea that adoption is maladaptive and hinders a stepparent’s reproductive success.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
The law specifically points to grandparents and stepparents as beneficiaries of the law.
—Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
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“Stepparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepparent. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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stepparent
noun
step·par·ent
ˈstep-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a person who is a stepmother or stepfather
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