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Variation in an Extreme Weapon: Horn Performance Differences across Rhinoceros Beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus) Populations
Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus) males have exaggerated head horns that they use as weapons in combat over reproductive opportunities. In these contests, there is an advantage to having a longer horn, and there seems to be little cost to horn exaggeration. However, populations vary...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6835817/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31618906 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects10100346 |