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Evolution of the ungulate dewlap: thermoregulation rather than sexual selection or predator deterrence?

BACKGROUND: Dewlaps are iconic features of several ungulate species and, although a role in signalling has been postulated, their function remains largely unexplored. We recently failed to find any age-independent link between dewlap size and social status in the common eland (Tragelaphus oryx), poi...

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Autor principal: Bro-Jørgensen, Jakob
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4949748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27437025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-016-0165-x