Cut your losses: self-amputation of injured limbs increases survival

Autotomy, self-induced limb loss, is an extreme trait observed throughout the animal kingdom; lizards drop their tails, crickets release their legs, and crabs drop their claws. These repeated evolutionary origins suggest that autotomy is adaptive. Yet, we do not have a firm understanding of the sele...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Emberts, Zachary, Miller, Christine W, Kiehl, Daniel, St. Mary, Colette M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Original Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5873245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29622925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arx063

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5873245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29622925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arx063

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