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Re-regeneration to reduce negative effects associated with tail loss in lizards

Many species of lizard use caudal autotomy, the ability to self-amputate a portion of their tail, regenerated over time, as an effective anti-predation mechanism. The importance of this tactic for survival depends on the degree of predation risk. There are, however, negative trade-offs to losing a t...

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Autores principales: Barr, James I., Boisvert, Catherine A., Somaweera, Ruchira, Trinajstic, Kate, Bateman, Philip W.
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/PMC6904483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31822746
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55231-6