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Seasonal reversible size changes in the braincase and mass of common shrews are flexibly modified by environmental conditions
The growth of the vertebrate skull and brain is usually unidirectional and more or less stops when animals are adult. Red-toothed shrews break this rule. They seasonally shrink and regrow brain and skull size by 20% or more, presumably to save energy when conditions are harsh. The size change is ant...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6385354/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30792434 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-38884-1 |