Which statement regarding the brown-headed cowbird is accurate?
A) Females have larger hippocampi than males.
B) Males have larger hippocampi than females.
C) The member of the breeding pair that is responsible for finding food has the largest hippocampi.
D) There is no sex difference in the size of the hippocampi in this species.

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Female brown-headed cowbirds have larger hippocampi than males, which is associated with their role in remembering the locations of host nests for laying eggs.

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