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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |