Sexual Dimorphism in Sturnira lilium (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae): Can Pregnancy and Pup Carrying Be Responsible for Differences in Wing Shape?

Competition is one of the most cited mechanisms to explain secondary sexual dimorphism in animals. Nonetheless, it has been proposed that sexual dimorphism in bat wings is also a result of adaptive pressures to compensate additional weight caused by fetus or pup carrying during the reproductive peri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: de Camargo, Nícholas F., de Oliveira, Hernani F. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3498221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23166759
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049734

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3498221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23166759
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049734

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