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Sexual selection for extreme physical performance in a polygynous bird is associated with exceptional sex differences in oxygen carrying capacity

In many animals, males compete for access to fertile females. The resulting sexual selection leads to sex differences in morphology and behaviour, but may also have consequences for physiology. Pectoral sandpipers are an arctic-breeding polygynous shorebird in which males perform elaborate displays...

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Autores principales: Santema, Peter, Eberhart-Hertel, Luke, Valcu, Mihai, Kempenaers, Bart
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10664278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37991194
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2023.0391