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Growth overshoot and seasonal size changes in the skulls of two weasel species

Ontogenetic changes in mammalian skulls are complex. For a very few species (i.e. some Sorex shrews), these also include seasonally driven, bidirectional size changes within individuals, presumably to reduce energy requirements during low resource availabilities. These patterns are poorly understood...

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Autores principales: LaPoint, Scott, Keicher, Lara, Wikelski, Martin, Zub, Karol, Dechmann, Dina K. N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5319358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28280592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160947