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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |