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Spontaneous Yawning and its Potential Functions in South American Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens)

Spontaneous yawning is a widespread behaviour in vertebrates. However, data on marine mammals are scarce. In this study, we tested some hypotheses on the functions of yawning in a captive group of South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens). According to the Dimorphism Hypothesis, species showing l...

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Autores principales: Palagi, Elisabetta, Guillén-Salazar, Federico, Llamazares-Martín, Clara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6872524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31754256
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53613-4