Self-righting potential and the evolution of shell shape in Galápagos tortoises

Self-righting, the capacity of an animal to self-turn after falling on its back, is a fitness-related trait. Delayed self-righting can result in loss of mating opportunities or death. Traits involved in self-righting may therefore be under selection. Galápagos giant tortoises have two main shell mor...

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Autores principales: Chiari, Ylenia, van der Meijden, Arie, Caccone, Adalgisa, Claude, Julien, Gilles, Benjamin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5709378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29192279
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15787-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5709378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29192279
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15787-7

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