With this information, plant breeders will know which individuals to choose as parent stock for crops that can survive droughts by making the most of the available water. (sciencenewsforstudents.org)
But beak shape didn't seem to play a role in surviving the drought, the team found. (sciencenews.org)
«We wouldn't have survived the drought [from 1998 through 2001] without those other sources of income,» Erdman says. (inc.com)