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Giraffe Stature and Neck Elongation: Vigilance as an Evolutionary Mechanism
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), with their long neck and legs, are unique amongst mammals. How these features evolved is a matter of conjecture. The two leading ideas are the high browse and the sexual-selection hypotheses. While both explain many of the characteristics and the behaviour of giraff...
Autor principal: | Williams, Edgar M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5037354/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27626454 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology5030035 |
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