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Gigantism and Its Implications for the History of Life

Gigantism—very large body size—is an ecologically important trait associated with competitive superiority. Although it has been studied in particular cases, the general conditions for the evolution and maintenance of gigantism remain obscure. I compiled sizes and dates for the largest species in 3 t...

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Autor principal: Vermeij, Geerat J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4714876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26771527
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146092