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Simple rules for construction of a geometric nest structure by pufferfish

A small (~10 cm) male pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus) builds a large (~2 m) sandy nest structure, resembling a mysterious crop circle, to attract females. The circle consists of radially arranged deep ditches in the outer ring region, and maze-like shallow ditches in the central region. The c...

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Autores principales: Mizuuchi, Ryo, Kawase, Hiroshi, Shin, Hirofumi, Iwai, Daisuke, Kondo, Shigeru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6098008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30120331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30857-0