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The dark-ventral-patch of male red deer, a sexual signal that conveys the degree of involvement in rutting behavior
BACKGROUND: In polygynous mammals, signalling may play a decisive role in mating behavior, mediating the intensity of male fights and female mate choice. During the rutting season, male red deer may show a visible dark patch in their ventral fur. Recently, this patch has been suggested to act as a f...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10127101/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37170131 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40850-021-00083-9 |