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The nature of allometry in an exaggerated trait: The postocular flange in Platyneuromus Weele (Insecta: Megaloptera)

The origin and function of exaggerated traits exhibited by a great number of species with sexual dimorphism remain largely unexplored. The usual model considered as the evolutionary mechanism for the development of these structures is sexual selection. The nature of growth of the postocular flange (...

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Autores principales: Ramírez-Ponce, Andrés, Garfias-Lozano, Gabriela, Contreras-Ramos, Atilano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5315299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28212437
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172388

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