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Diverse and complex male polymorphisms in Odontolabis stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)

When male animals engage in intrasexual contests then any alternative tactics they use can be associated with dimorphisms in the expression of weapons. Some species have recently been found to exhibit trimorphism in their weaponry, suggesting that the processes leading to their evolution and mainten...

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Autores principales: Matsumoto, Keita, Knell, Robert J.
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/PMC5711891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29196728
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17115-5