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Why do placentas evolve? Evidence for a morphological advantage during pregnancy in live-bearing fish

A live-bearing reproductive strategy can induce large morphological changes in the mother during pregnancy. The evolution of the placenta in swimming animals involves a shift in the timing of maternal provisioning from pre-fertilization (females supply their eggs with sufficient yolk reserves prior...

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Autores principales: Fleuren, Mike, Quicazan-Rubio, Elsa M., van Leeuwen, Johan L., Pollux, Bart J. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5901924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29659620
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195976